Cost of living comparison
Laos is 17.7% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Finland, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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