Cost of living comparison
Laos is 45.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Laos instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.29
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€9.95
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.89
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.17
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.68
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.48
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 76.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.11
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€561.55
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€447.20
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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