Cost of living comparison
Laos is 34.6% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.4% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 25.9% less in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 14.8% less in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 30.0% less in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 34.4% less in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.3% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 13.6% less in Laos
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Austria, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.15
|
$1.90
LAK40,977
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$4.20
LAK90,813
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$0.69
LAK14,912
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.49
LAK10,488
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.00
LAK21,650
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$13.03
LAK281,464
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$6.40
LAK138,243
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.06
LAK44,598
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$2.07
LAK44,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.75
LAK16,093
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.74
LAK16,022
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.96
LAK20,677
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$1.29
LAK27,845
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.70
LAK15,012
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.45
LAK9,764
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$4.61
LAK99,472
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
$53.85
LAK1,163,111
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
$28,167.89
LAK608,372,915
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
$10.57
LAK228,368
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
$8.98
LAK194,026
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$993.83
LAK21,464,796
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$809.30
LAK17,479,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
$58.85
LAK1,270,951
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$291.32
LAK6,292,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$9,140.14
LAK197,409,757
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$1.11
LAK23,886
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$1.62
LAK34,967
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$1.78
LAK38,540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$66.31
LAK1,432,209
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
$2.97
LAK64,189
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
$78.60
LAK1,697,573
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
$61.45
LAK1,327,143
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
$65.22
LAK1,408,616
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
$46.67
LAK1,007,984
|
|
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