Sendai vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$2448
🏠 One person rent
$460
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1274
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$193
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
13
😀 Quality of life
90
41
🏙️ Population
1.06M
948K

The cost of living in Sendai is 7% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5094th and 4818th ($1069 vs $1152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 242nd and 7630th 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
$6.27
$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$9382

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$578
109 km or 68 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$590
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1139
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$558
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$560
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$539
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$603
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$727
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$483
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$570
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$667
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$569
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$556
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$675
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$652
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$577
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$635
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$529
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$736
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$737
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$558
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$558
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$958
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$650
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$562
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$774
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$581
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$571
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$567
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$372