Cost of living comparison
Laos is 20.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$2.73
₭57,023
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$0.82
₭17,182
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$9.92
₭207,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$4.46
₭93,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Ireland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$1.23
₭25,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$2.02
₭42,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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