Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.0% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.12
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.43
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.18
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.29
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.42
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.84
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.50
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€36.19
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,557.70
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.64
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 68.1% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.22
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€464.84
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€379.48
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€164.18
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€364.30
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,666.21
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.64
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.48
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€41.24
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.80
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€70.01
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€36.15
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.85
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€85.25
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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