Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Laos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Laos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 93.2% more for childcare
Laos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Laos
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
|
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