Cost of living comparison
Laos is 22.8% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Laos instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 96.4% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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