Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 16.6% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 11.2% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in Slovakia
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 7.7% more in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.3% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 16.2% more in Slovakia

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

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Slovakia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$8.84 €7.87	+296.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$8.92 €7.94	+66.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$1.86 €1.66	+136.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$1.41 €1.26	+204.7%
Average			+170.8%

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pay 11.2% more for groceries

	Laos	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.40 €1.25	+23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$5.92 €5.27	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$3.92 €3.49	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$3.72 €3.31	+99.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.31 €2.94	+17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$0.83 €0.74	-0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.84 €0.75	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.03 €0.92	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.75 €1.56	+152.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.61 €0.54	-7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.64 €0.57	+32.1%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Laos	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$6.85 €6.10	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$29.63 €26.37	-44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$12.42 €11.06	+36.0%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Laos	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$19.25 €17.14	+102.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$608.23 €541.35	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$502.60 €447.34	-20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$194.53 €173.14	+195.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 7.7% more for childcare

	Laos	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$469.66 €418.02	+7.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	+7.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$2.27 €2.02	+71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$2.69 €2.40	+62.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$6.08 €5.41	+241.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$42.98 €38.25	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$8.85 €7.88	+166.8%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

	Laos	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$68.85 €61.28	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$34.33 €30.56	-45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$79.79 €71.02	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$87.22 €77.63	+89.6%
Average			+16.2%

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