Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Latvia

Latvia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Latvia is 1.8% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Latvia
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Latvia
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Latvia
Housing: pay 39.1% less in Latvia
Childcare: pay 31.8% more in Latvia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.7% more in Latvia
Clothing: pay 28.7% more in Latvia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Latvia are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Latvia. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Latvia.

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Latvia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Latvia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,105	$11.94 €10.66	+436.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK120K	$8.15 €7.27	+52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,741	$1.51 €1.35	+91.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,416	$1.14 €1.02	+145.4%
Average			+188.0%

Laos vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Laos	Latvia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,683	$1.29 €1.15	+12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK289K	$5.22 €4.66	-59.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$4.36 €3.90	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,012	$3.19 €2.85	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,196	$3.48 €3.10	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,935	$0.85 €0.76	+1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,638	$0.80 €0.72	+55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,775	$1.09 €0.97	-8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,606	$1.31 €1.17	+88.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,886	$0.39 €0.35	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,972	$0.42 €0.37	-14.3%
Average			-1.6%

Laos vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Laos	Latvia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$7.10 €6.34	+41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$38.26 €34.16	-27.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK627M	$26,434.34 €23,603.15	-5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK205K	$9.18 €8.20	+0.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 39.1% less for housing

	Laos	Latvia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$17.53 €15.65	+84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$356.67 €318.47	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$264.56 €236.22	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$227.24 €202.90	+245.4%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 31.8% more for childcare

	Laos	Latvia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$488.72 €436.37	+12.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK224M	$15,452.35 €13,797.36	+54.8%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Latvia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,749	$4.53 €4.04	+242.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,287	$3.14 €2.80	+89.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,084	$6.10 €5.45	+242.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$42.36 €37.82	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,592	$9.96 €8.90	+200.4%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 28.7% more for clothing

	Laos	Latvia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$66.25 €59.16	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$39.10 €34.91	-37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$77.76 €69.43	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$123.17 €109.98	+167.7%
Average			+28.7%

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