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
LAK43,696
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
|
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