Niigata vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$425
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
13
😀 Quality of life
67
36
🏙️ Population
791K
948K

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5101st and 4590th ($1059 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3754th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$9354

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$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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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