Sendai vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$416
$672
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1160
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$164
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
1.06M
948K

The cost of living in Sendai is 4% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5585th and 5255th ($1010 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 2145th and 7250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Vientiane

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Sendai Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$9882

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$581
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$621
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$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