Cost of living comparison
Laos is 24.1% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.63
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK42.89
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.13
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.49
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.91
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.04
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK28.98
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.83
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK26.95
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.32
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.84
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.07
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.11
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.74
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.72
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.53
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK271.81
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK168,131.28
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.28
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK178.63
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,747.51
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,200.43
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK920.10
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK991.97
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,682.14
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.51
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.23
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK33.97
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK272.47
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.69
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK496.60
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK240.02
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK548.64
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK569.47
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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