Kawaguchi vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kawaguchi	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2900	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$519	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1081	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2064	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	13
😀 Quality of life	78	36
🏙️ Population	594K	948K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 7% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4951st and 4590th ($1081 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Kawaguchi ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 653rd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Vientiane

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	Kawaguchi	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.75	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6608	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.17	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.24	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.9	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14573	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124

Cities near Vientiane

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