Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
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