Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.0% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.02
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.36
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.36
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.80
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,314.38
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.52
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.84
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€459.82
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.39
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.41
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.37
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,583.52
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.79
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.26
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.76
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.08
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.33
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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