Okayama vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Okayama	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2393	$2448
🏠 One person rent	$326	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$1274
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$193
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	13
😀 Quality of life	72	41
🏙️ Population	720K	948K

The cost of living in Okayama is 20% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6116th and 4818th ($918 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st 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 Okayama compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3262nd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Vientiane

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	Okayama	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.7	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6628	$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10787	$9382

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$578
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1139
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$560
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$539
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$483
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$667
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$569
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$556
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$652
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$577
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$529
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$736
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$958
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$461
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$650
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$562
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$774
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$581
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$571
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$372