Cost of living comparison
Laos is 20.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Laos instead of Albania, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Albania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 57.3% more for housing
Albania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Albania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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