Okayama vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$349	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	13
😀 Quality of life	68	36
🏙️ Population	720K	948K

The cost of living in Okayama is 19% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5814th and 4590th ($943 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd 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 466th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 3179th and 7436th 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	$5.71	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545

Cities near Vientiane

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