Sapporo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sapporo	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2904	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$530	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	13
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	1.96M	948K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 4% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4470th and 4590th ($1204 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 9th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 262nd and 7436th 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	$9.41	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1657	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.4	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088

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