Cost of living comparison
Laos is 18.9% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Laos instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.76
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.83
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.79
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.25
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.15
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.60
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.00
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.09
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.53
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.72
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.65
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.51
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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