Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 47.8% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 48.1% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 38.7% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 16.4% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 59.3% more in Sweden

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing in Sweden are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Sweden.

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Sweden vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,105	$14.04 SEK137.94	+530.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK120K	$10.77 SEK105.79	+101.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,741	$2.49 SEK24.47	+215.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,416	$2.07 SEK20.32	+346.4%
Average			+281.0%

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pay 48.1% more for groceries

	Laos	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,683	$2.82 SEK27.72	+147.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK289K	$5.72 SEK56.24	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$6.07 SEK59.65	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,012	$4.23 SEK41.59	+126.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,196	$5.25 SEK51.60	+86.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,935	$1.36 SEK13.33	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,638	$1.14 SEK11.25	+121.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,775	$1.29 SEK12.72	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,606	$1.93 SEK18.98	+178.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,886	$0.76 SEK7.47	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,972	$0.73 SEK7.16	+49.4%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 38.7% more for transportation

	Laos	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$6.65 SEK65.30	+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$77.78 SEK764.26	+46.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK627M	$31,975.58 SEK314K	+14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK205K	$22.74 SEK223.44	+148.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 16.4% more for housing

	Laos	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$38.16 SEK374.96	+301.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	+6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$97.70 SEK959.99	+48.5%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Laos	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK224M	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	-26.5%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,749	$7.36 SEK72.34	+456.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,287	$4.45 SEK43.70	+168.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,084	$7.55 SEK74.14	+323.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$41.12 SEK404.10	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,592	$15.58 SEK153.10	+369.7%
Average			+160.9%

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pay 59.3% more for clothing

	Laos	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$91.37 SEK897.86	+88.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$44.99 SEK442.04	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$95.04 SEK933.85	+47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	+223.3%
Average			+59.3%

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