Cost of living comparison
Laos is 15.7% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Laos instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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