Sendai vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sendai	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$435	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1888	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	13
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	1.06M	948K

The cost of living in Sendai is 9% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5132nd and 4590th ($1055 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 3rd in Japan and Laos, respectively. Check Japan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 156th and 7436th 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	$6.36	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.01%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2230	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1285	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5986	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034

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