Cost of living comparison
Laos is 5.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Laos instead of Italy, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$2.73
₭57,023
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$0.82
₭17,182
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Italy
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$9.92
₭207,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$4.46
₭93,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
Italy
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$1.23
₭25,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$2.02
₭42,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Italy
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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