Cost of living comparison
Laos is 11.7% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Laos instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 40.9% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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