Cost of living comparison
Poland is 19.6% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Poland instead of Laos, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
pay 52.1% more for transportation
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
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