Sapporo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sapporo Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$526
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$375
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
89
26
🏙️ Population
1.96M
948K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 5% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4509th and 4354th ($1173 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 170th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sapporo vs Vientiane infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sapporo vs Vientiane

Prices for goods and services in Sapporo and Vientiane are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sapporo Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$10038

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117

Cities near Vientiane

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