Cost of living comparison
Laos is 64.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Poland, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$2.73
₭57,852
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.82
₭17,432
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.51
₭10,871
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$9.92
₭210,301
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$1.94
₭41,111
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$2.15
₭45,494
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.85
₭18,012
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$1.38
₭29,196
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.85
₭39,241
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$1.10
₭23,358
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$1.01
₭21,470
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$4.46
₭94,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$1.23
₭26,026
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$2.02
₭42,744
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
|
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