Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.6 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Norway instead of Laos, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Laos
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
Laos
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Laos
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Laos
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
Laos
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
|
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