Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.3 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Laos, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Laos
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Laos
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Laos
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Laos
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 58.1% more for clothing
Laos
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
|
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