Cost of living comparison
Laos is 45.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Laos instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.54
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.02
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.21
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.73
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.72
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.06
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.39
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,440.09
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,099.17
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.84
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,987.53
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 76.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€565.32
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.19
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.49
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.92
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€450.20
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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