Cost of living comparison
Laos is 13.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,507
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr749
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,879
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
|
Iceland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 63.3% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,453
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,998
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,626
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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