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Laos vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 0.2% cheaper than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Laos
Housing: pay 31.0% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 11.8% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Laos

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Laos are more expensive than in Hungary. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Laos.

Laos vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Hungary, you would:

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,493.84	$2.08 LAK44,512	-79.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,768.30	$5.54 LAK119K	-31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF494.10	$0.76 LAK16,277	-47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF381.89	$0.50 LAK10,610	-55.4%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Hungary	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF530.83	$1.13 LAK24,315	-26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,545.16	$13.26 LAK284K	+195.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,436.05	$6.91 LAK148K	+65.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF983.27	$2.11 LAK45,122	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF928.03	$2.10 LAK44,911	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF270.80	$0.76 LAK16,239	-3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF303.32	$0.75 LAK16,074	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF313.18	$0.97 LAK20,772	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF480.53	$1.30 LAK27,935	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF175.71	$0.70 LAK15,106	+38.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF188.44	$0.46 LAK9,807	-16.4%
Average			+17.2%

Hungary vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Hungary	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,326.55	$4.72 LAK101K	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,641.79	$54.89 LAK1M	+118.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF9M	$28,639.89 LAK614M	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,619.14	$10.51 LAK225K	-21.7%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 31.0% more for housing

	Hungary	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF7,108.72	$9.16 LAK196K	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF166K	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+108.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF130K	$817.42 LAK18M	+117.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF38,238.70	$59.90 LAK1M	-46.1%
Average			+31.0%

Hungary vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

	Hungary	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF107K	$296.67 LAK6M	-4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2M	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+28.2%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF719.73	$1.42 LAK30,415	-32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF761.38	$1.66 LAK35,486	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,396.99	$1.98 LAK42,449	-71.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,911.61	$67.50 LAK1M	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,587.79	$3.02 LAK64,766	-59.8%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Hungary	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF26,322.71	$50.20 LAK1M	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,548.37	$65.21 LAK1M	+112.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF27,358.26	$66.39 LAK1M	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF31,323.17	$47.52 LAK1M	-47.8%
Average			+3.5%

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