Cost of living comparison
Laos is 29.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Laos instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.32
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€12.01
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.65
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.40
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.45
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.20
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,592.81
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.90
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.41
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,594.96
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,419.67
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.50
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€811.71
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,542.17
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.71
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.62
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.66
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.29
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.63
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€92.04
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.60
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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