Cost of living comparison

Greenland

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 39.5% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.9% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 56.1% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Laos
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 28.6% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Laos

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Laos.

Laos vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Greenland, you would:

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pay 77.9% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.97 DKK117.95	$1.90 LAK41,063	-89.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.82 DKK110.42	$4.20 LAK91,004	-75.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 DKK12.74	$0.69 LAK14,943	-64.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 DKK18.40	$0.49 LAK10,510	-82.7%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 56.1% less for groceries

	Greenland	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$4.26 DKK27.99	$1.00 LAK21,695	-76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.35 DKK107.34	$13.03 LAK282,056	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.42 DKK68.41	$6.40 LAK138,534	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 DKK25.82	$2.06 LAK44,692	-47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.60 DKK82.72	$2.07 LAK44,806	-83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK13.91	$0.75 LAK16,127	-64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.06 DKK13.55	$0.74 LAK16,056	-64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.10 DKK13.80	$0.96 LAK20,720	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.84	$1.29 LAK27,904	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 DKK10.34	$0.70 LAK15,044	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.01 DKK13.20	$0.45 LAK9,785	-77.5%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Greenland	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 DKK21.04	$4.61 LAK99,681	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.65 DKK555.80	$53.85 LAK1,165,558	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,895.49 DKK235,671.32	$28,167.89 LAK609,652,742	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.51 DKK318.47	$10.57 LAK228,849	-78.2%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Greenland	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$152.31 DKK1,000.01	$8.98 LAK194,435	-94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$778.50 DKK5,111.24	$993.83 LAK21,509,951	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$745.58 DKK4,895.07	$809.30 LAK17,516,192	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$175.85 DKK1,154.56	$58.85 LAK1,273,625	-66.5%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 28.6% less for childcare

	Greenland	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$560.53 DKK3,680.15	$291.32 LAK6,305,294	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,060.80 DKK66,054.02	$9,140.14 LAK197,825,045	-9.2%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.42 DKK68.41	$1.11 LAK23,937	-89.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 DKK32.40	$1.62 LAK35,041	-67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.14 DKK79.74	$1.78 LAK38,621	-85.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.54 DKK174.26	$66.31 LAK1,435,222	+149.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.40 DKK127.39	$2.97 LAK64,324	-84.7%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Greenland	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$122.96 DKK807.27	$78.60 LAK1,701,144	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.09 DKK250.06	$61.45 LAK1,329,934	+61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.66 DKK792.18	$65.22 LAK1,411,579	-45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$208.33 DKK1,367.79	$46.67 LAK1,010,104	-77.6%
Average			-24.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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