Cost of living comparison
Laos is 7.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Laos instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 76.1% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 64.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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