Cost of living comparison
Laos is 37.9% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
|
Greenland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
DKK130.81
|
$1.85
LAK39,927
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.89
|
$4.45
LAK95,915
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
DKK15.24
|
$0.78
LAK16,751
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
DKK15.59
|
$0.51
LAK11,067
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
|
Greenland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.32
DKK29.85
|
$1.02
LAK21,939
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.87
|
$14.08
LAK303,667
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.37
|
$6.60
LAK142,344
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.13
DKK28.52
|
$2.10
LAK45,321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.56
|
$2.11
LAK45,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.38
|
$0.90
LAK19,500
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.89
|
$0.75
LAK16,248
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.15
|
$0.98
LAK21,037
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.65
|
$1.31
LAK28,252
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.62
|
$0.71
LAK15,342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.13
|
$0.46
LAK9,926
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Greenland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DKK22.42
|
$4.65
LAK100,387
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK579.84
|
$50.97
LAK1,099,477
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,260.80
|
$28,928.24
LAK623,982,154
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.06
|
$14.15
LAK305,261
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Greenland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK922.42
|
$10.22
LAK220,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$726.55
DKK5,021.85
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,733,959
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,843.80
|
$818.32
LAK17,651,155
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,150.70
|
$65.45
LAK1,411,668
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
|
Greenland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,812.07
|
$342.92
LAK7,396,739
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,300.83
LAK200,618,828
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greenland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.74
DKK74.21
|
$1.15
LAK24,774
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
DKK36.69
|
$1.68
LAK36,272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.30
DKK85.00
|
$1.82
LAK39,301
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
DKK185.38
|
$51.00
LAK1,100,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.64
DKK135.74
|
$2.49
LAK53,737
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Greenland
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$124.59
DKK861.14
|
$81.96
LAK1,767,824
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.57
|
$62.33
LAK1,344,387
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK600.90
|
$58.81
LAK1,268,615
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,403.44
|
$42.69
LAK920,905
|
|
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