Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.0% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Finland, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Finland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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