Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.6 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$17.72
€16.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$5.93
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$4.34
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$8.49
€7.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$104.47
€97.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$23.81
€22.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Laos
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$969.29
€909.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
|
pay 42.6% more for childcare
Laos
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$5.48
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$36.22
€33.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$13.01
€12.20
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$123.64
€115.96
|
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