Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Germany instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
$12.84
€11.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Laos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
$8.31
€7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$73.47
€68.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$21.90
€20.32
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
Laos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
$759.74
€704.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
$577.93
€536.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$325.78
€302.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
$3.27
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$34.77
€32.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$12.08
€11.20
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Laos
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$113.48
€105.28
|
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