Cost of living comparison
Italy is 94.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Italy instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Laos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$114.84
€106.65
|
|
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