Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 74.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Austria
Groceries: pay 60.9% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Austria
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Austria
Childcare: pay 47.3% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Austria
Clothing: pay 56.1% more in Austria

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, housing, and childcare in Austria are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Austria.

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Austria vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$17.46 €15.54	+683.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$12.35 €10.99	+130.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$3.78 €3.36	+379.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$3.01 €2.68	+550.6%
Average			+377.4%

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

	Laos	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.57 €2.29	+125.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$8.98 €8.00	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$6.13 €5.46	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$4.57 €4.06	+144.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$6.11 €5.44	+117.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$1.25 €1.11	+47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.00 €0.89	+94.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.36 €1.21	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.85 €1.65	+167.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.97 €0.86	+45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.97 €0.86	+99.0%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Laos	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$7.11 €6.33	+41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$57.51 €51.19	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$24.10 €21.45	+163.8%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Laos	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$35.97 €32.02	+278.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$964.19 €858.16	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$803.82 €715.43	+27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$265.50 €236.31	+303.5%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 47.3% more for childcare

	Laos	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$557.81 €496.47	+28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	+69.4%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$5.34 €4.75	+303.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$4.45 €3.96	+168.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$7.41 €6.59	+315.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$46.11 €41.04	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$13.84 €12.32	+317.2%
Average			+144.0%

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pay 56.1% more for clothing

	Laos	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$95.22 €84.75	+96.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$45.58 €40.57	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$102.93 €91.61	+59.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$120.01 €106.82	+160.8%
Average			+56.1%

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