Sapporo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$482
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$164
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
13
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
1.96M
948K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 6% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4988th and 5255th ($1121 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 Sapporo compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 1640th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sapporo Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.32
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.09%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2308
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.7
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$9882

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32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070

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$581
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$1082
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$621
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$1269
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1038
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$585
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$590
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$567
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$626
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$780
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$496
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$602
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$709
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$590
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$587
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$710
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$702
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$590
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$563
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$788
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$789
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$597
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$587
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$1027
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$679
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$571
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$833
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$593
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$575
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$571
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$380