Cost of living comparison
Laos is 32.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Laos instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.85
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.61
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.68
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Belgium
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€742.90
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.36
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€540.80
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.91
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.63
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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