Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Laos
  3. Greenland
  4. Comparison
LAK
COMPARED TO
DKK

Greenland is 2.5 times more expensive than Laos.

If you lived in Greenland instead of Laos, you would:
local_dining

pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

  Laos help_outline Greenland help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.35
₭19,380
$17.38
kr113.37
+639.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.00
₭49,482
$17.38
kr113.37
+189.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
₭6,599
$4.19
kr27.34
+423.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.73
₭6,004
$2.26
kr14.73
+210.2%
Average +365.8%
Laos vs. Greenland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.01
₭16,552
$2.85
kr18.59
+42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.00
₭115,444
$10.50
kr68.49
-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $10.54
₭86,884
$6.76
kr44.11
-35.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.05
₭16,892
$3.91
kr25.51
+90.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.52
₭12,532
$5.75
kr37.50
+278.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.93
₭15,898
$1.97
kr12.86
+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.79
₭6,546
$2.12
kr13.86
+167.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.02
₭8,417
$1.97
kr12.86
+93.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.57
₭4,676
$2.14
kr13.93
+276.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.71
₭5,892
$1.45
kr9.43
+102.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.61
₭5,050
$1.97
kr12.86
+221.8%
Average +110.4%
Laos vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 33.1% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
₭32,992
$3.02
kr19.67
-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $72.41
kr472.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
₭288,644,994
$20,275.75
kr132,260.14
-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $39.61
₭326,632
$26.65
kr173.83
-32.7%
Average -33.1%
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home

pay 2.6 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $69.58
₭573,850
$207.59
kr1,354.09
+198.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $668.75
₭5,515,181
$1,062.06
kr6,927.91
+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $400.00
₭3,298,800
$1,037.93
kr6,770.46
+159.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $87.30
₭719,967
$276.87
kr1,806.07
+217.2%
Average +158.4%
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child_care

pay 2.7 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $187.58
₭1,546,965
$651.72
kr4,251.22
+247.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,667.72
₭46,741,701
$11,296.49
kr73,687.79
+99.3%
Average +173.3%
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gamepad

pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.33
₭10,938
$10.86
kr70.85
+719.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.48
₭20,415
$5.68
kr37.03
+129.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.33
₭27,421
$12.31
kr80.30
+270.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $57.51
₭474,272
$39.05
kr254.76
-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.00
₭41,235
$13.03
kr85.02
+160.7%
Average +249.4%
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store

pay 46.9% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $70.00
₭577,290
$115.86
kr755.77
+65.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.00
₭395,856
$28.97
kr188.94
-39.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $115.00
₭948,405
$149.65
kr976.21
+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $73.00
₭602,031
$168.96
kr1,102.17
+131.5%
Average +46.9%
Laos vs. Greenland - Cost of clothing
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