Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.5 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Laos, you would:
pay 11.6 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Laos
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Laos
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Laos
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Laos
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
|
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