Cost of living comparison
Laos is 14.0% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Laos instead of Austria, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$2.73
₭57,023
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$0.82
₭17,182
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$9.92
₭207,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$4.46
₭93,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$1.23
₭25,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$2.02
₭42,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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