Niigata vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$425
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$375
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
13
😀 Quality of life
68
26
🏙️ Population
791K
948K

The cost of living in Niigata is 14% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4949th and 4354th ($1056 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Vientiane. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3500th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$10038

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$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422