Cost of living comparison
Laos is 18.9% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Laos instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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