Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.0% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Laos instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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