Cost of living comparison
Laos is 24.1% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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