Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 37.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,223
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,834
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,527
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,222
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,882
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK299,058
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK139,955
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,164
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK64,328
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,226
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,733
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,130
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,989
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,826
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,986
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK109,090
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,073,317
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK617,613,727
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK243,777
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK243,571
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,729,935
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,916,684
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,183,946
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,252,144
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK201,706,997
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,680
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,604
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,578
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,084,322
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK76,387
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,871,725
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,370,784
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,248,897
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK904,227
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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