Cost of living comparison
Laos is 20.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Laos instead of Norway, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Norway
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Norway
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Norway
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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