Niigata vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$446
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
13
😀 Quality of life
67
35
🏙️ Population
791K
948K

The cost of living in Niigata is 5% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4681st ($1108 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3769th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Vientiane

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Niigata Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$9305

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$555
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$608
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1151
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$513
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$407