Cost of living comparison
Laos is 46.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
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