Cost of living comparison
Laos is 29.1% cheaper than Andorra overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.5% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 3.7% less in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 0.8% less in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 26.5% less in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 42.0% less in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.7% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 18.6% less in Laos
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Andorra, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
|
Andorra
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.33
€12.62
|
$1.90
LAK41,017
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.19
|
$4.20
LAK90,903
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.67
|
$0.69
LAK14,927
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.33
|
$0.49
LAK10,498
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Andorra
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
$1.00
LAK21,671
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
€5.35
|
$13.03
LAK281,741
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.74
|
$6.40
LAK138,380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
€2.14
|
$2.06
LAK44,642
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
€3.83
|
$2.07
LAK44,756
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.75
LAK16,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.74
LAK16,038
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.96
LAK20,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
€1.28
|
$1.29
LAK27,873
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.70
LAK15,027
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.66
|
$0.45
LAK9,774
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Andorra
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
€5.69
|
$4.61
LAK99,570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.08
€36.17
|
$53.85
LAK1,164,259
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,363.50
€17,928.78
|
$28,167.89
LAK608,973,239
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.87
€16.62
|
$10.57
LAK228,594
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
|
Andorra
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.65
€42.83
|
$8.98
LAK194,218
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$986.92
€868.92
|
$993.83
LAK21,485,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$789.53
€695.13
|
$809.30
LAK17,496,669
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.28
€71.56
|
$58.85
LAK1,272,205
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
|
Andorra
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$572.05
€503.66
|
$291.32
LAK6,298,267
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,013.30
€12,337.83
|
$9,140.14
LAK197,604,555
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Andorra
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
€2.58
|
$1.11
LAK23,910
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.09
|
$1.62
LAK35,002
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
€5.17
|
$1.78
LAK38,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.82
€49.15
|
$66.31
LAK1,433,622
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.47
€8.34
|
$2.97
LAK64,252
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
Andorra
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€84.92
|
$78.60
LAK1,699,248
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
€37.74
|
$61.45
LAK1,328,452
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.60
€91.22
|
$65.22
LAK1,410,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€108.51
|
$46.67
LAK1,008,978
|
|
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