Cost of living comparison
Laos is 91.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Laos instead of Romania, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.23
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.04
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.59
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.18
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.37
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.75
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.07
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Romania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.14
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.50
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.47
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Romania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON988.99
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Romania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.36
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.41
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.73
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.33
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 39.3% more for clothing
Romania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.79
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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