Cost of living comparison
Spain is 68.5% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Spain instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Laos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
$3.26
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Laos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
$35.45
€32.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
$14.39
€13.22
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
Laos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
$828.43
€761.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
$665.31
€611.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
Laos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
$381.14
€350.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
$43.03
€39.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Laos
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
$91.97
€84.53
|
|
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