Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 40.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
|
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