Saitama vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$488
$769
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$1561
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
13
😀 Quality of life
77
36
🏙️ Population
1.33M
948K

The cost of living in Saitama is 3% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4495th and 4590th ($1196 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 748th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$9354

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$1033
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$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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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