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
€13.16
|
$1.90
LAK40,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.09
|
$4.20
LAK90,527
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.66
|
$0.69
LAK14,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.05
|
$0.49
LAK10,455
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.15
|
$1.00
LAK21,581
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€6.97
|
$13.03
LAK280,576
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.80
|
$6.40
LAK137,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.46
|
$2.06
LAK44,457
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.19
|
$2.07
LAK44,571
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€0.99
|
$0.75
LAK16,042
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.74
LAK15,971
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.16
|
$0.96
LAK20,612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.61
|
$1.29
LAK27,757
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.70
LAK14,965
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.45
LAK9,733
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.39
|
$4.61
LAK99,159
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€41.82
|
$53.85
LAK1,159,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€22,919.64
|
$28,167.89
LAK606,454,659
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.28
|
$10.57
LAK227,648
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€30.84
|
$8.98
LAK193,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€713.75
|
$993.83
LAK21,397,116
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€602.93
|
$809.30
LAK17,424,306
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€236.02
|
$58.85
LAK1,266,944
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€373.34
|
$291.32
LAK6,272,218
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,125.61
|
$9,140.14
LAK196,787,306
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€3.98
|
$1.11
LAK23,811
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.10
|
$1.62
LAK34,857
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.61
|
$1.78
LAK38,418
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€39.26
|
$66.31
LAK1,427,693
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€10.76
|
$2.97
LAK63,987
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€72.81
|
$78.60
LAK1,692,221
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€37.56
|
$61.45
LAK1,322,958
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€75.42
|
$65.22
LAK1,404,175
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€101.58
|
$46.67
LAK1,004,805
|
|
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