Sendai vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$402
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$375
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
78
26
🏙️ Population
1.06M
948K

The cost of living in Sendai is 17% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5135th and 4354th ($1026 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1st in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 603rd and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$10038

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

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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