Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 32.3% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.8% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 27.9% less in Laos
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 95.4% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 37.2% less in Laos

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Laos. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Laos.

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Laos vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 73.8% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK137.94	$2.23 LAK50,105	-84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK105.79	$5.35 LAK120K	-50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.47	$0.79 LAK17,741	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.32	$0.46 LAK10,416	-77.6%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Sweden	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.72	$1.14 LAK25,683	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.24	$12.87 LAK289K	+124.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK59.65	$6.94 LAK156K	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.59	$1.87 LAK42,012	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK51.60	$2.81 LAK63,196	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.33	$0.84 LAK18,935	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.25	$0.52 LAK11,638	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.72	$1.19 LAK26,775	-8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK18.98	$0.69 LAK15,606	-64.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.47	$0.66 LAK14,886	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.16	$0.49 LAK10,972	-33.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 27.9% less for transportation

	Sweden	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.30	$5.01 LAK113K	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK764.26	$52.98 LAK1M	-31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK314K	$27,872.00 LAK627M	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK223.44	$9.14 LAK205K	-59.8%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 14.1% less for housing

	Sweden	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK374.96	$9.51 LAK214K	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	$885.68 LAK20M	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	$631.74 LAK14M	-5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK959.99	$65.79 LAK1M	-32.7%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 95.4% more for childcare

	Sweden	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	$435.49 LAK10M	+180.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	$9,982.68 LAK224M	+36.0%
Average			+95.4%

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pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.34	$1.32 LAK29,749	-82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK43.70	$1.66 LAK37,287	-62.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.14	$1.78 LAK40,084	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK404.10	$64.54 LAK1M	+56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK153.10	$3.32 LAK74,592	-78.7%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	Sweden	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK897.86	$48.46 LAK1M	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK442.04	$62.95 LAK1M	+39.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK933.85	$64.36 LAK1M	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	$46.02 LAK1M	-69.1%
Average			-37.2%

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