Hiroshima vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$335
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
13
😀 Quality of life
88
36
🏙️ Population
1.2M
948K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 25% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6156th and 4590th ($878 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 218th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$9354

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$857
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18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$543
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$568
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1161
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$537
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$579
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$558
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$584
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$691
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$500
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$496
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$633
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$592
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$513
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$641
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$647
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$604
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$595
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$715
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$717
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$513
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$554
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$941
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$644
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$591
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$753
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$610
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$573
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$569
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$393