Cost of living comparison
France is 2.3 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in France instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Laos
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Laos
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
Laos
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Laos
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Laos
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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