Niigata vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$2271
🏠 One person rent
$433
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$203
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
13
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
791K
948K

The cost of living in Niigata is 5% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5436th and 5785th ($1018 vs $968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 2749th and 7093rd 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
$5.43
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$1076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$56.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$86.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
9.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$2316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$9878

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$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$564
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$968
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$554
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$581
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$750
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$495
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$599
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$675
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$582
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$583
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$671
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$694
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$591
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$616
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$553
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$762
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$761
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$594
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$586
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$996
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$564
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$794
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$601
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$601
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$575
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$375