Cost of living comparison
Albania is 8.0% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Albania instead of Laos, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$5.36
ALL507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$4.88
ALL462
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$1.31
ALL124
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$3.07
ALL290
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$5.06
ALL479
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$2.33
ALL220
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Laos
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$7.57
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$12.57
ALL1,190
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,643,180
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$22.05
ALL2,086
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Laos
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$16.93
ALL1,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$267.36
ALL25,298
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$193.27
ALL18,287
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$65.46
ALL6,194
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Laos
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$115.94
ALL10,971
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$2,335.62
ALL220,996
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$32.37
ALL3,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$5.13
ALL485
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Laos
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$39.49
ALL3,737
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$32.13
ALL3,040
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$69.30
ALL6,558
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$82.40
ALL7,797
|
|
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