Niigata vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$414
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$164
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
13
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
791K
948K

The cost of living in Niigata is 3% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5487th and 5255th ($1024 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 2415th and 7250th 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
$5.4
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$9882

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Vientiane

Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380