Sapporo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$2816
🏠 One person rent
$558
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
87
35
🏙️ Population
1.96M
948K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 9% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4398th and 4681st ($1268 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 246th and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Vientiane

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Sapporo Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$9305

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$1119
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$1117
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$1116
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$1099
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$1064
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$1119
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$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124

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$555
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$608
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$1251
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$1151
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$559
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$583
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$560
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
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$513
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$561
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$571
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$742
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$511
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$655
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$554
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$523
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$664
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$648
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$599
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$613
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$549
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$739
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$759
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$545
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$565
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$994
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$630
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$606
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$787
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$564
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$612
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$533
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$564
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$407