Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.6 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Laos, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$20.22
€18.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$11.79
€10.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$3.13
€2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$2.80
€2.58
|
|
pay 48.0% more for groceries
Laos
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$3.89
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$5.51
€5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
Laos
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$6.00
€5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$27,590.69
€25,413.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$29.95
€27.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Laos
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$49.80
€45.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$1,699.58
€1,565.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$1,475.67
€1,359.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$164.91
€151.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$1,178.26
€1,085.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$17,310.77
€15,945.07
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$5.97
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$44.65
€41.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$12.72
€11.72
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Laos
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$61.55
€56.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$31.61
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$86.38
€79.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$96.33
€88.73
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Luxembourg or Laos. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.