Cost of living comparison
Laos is 7.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Laos instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 76.1% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.37
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.56
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 64.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.27
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€516.93
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.24
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.72
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.93
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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