Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.0 times more in Austria
- Groceries
-
pay 60.5% more in Austria
- Transportation
-
pay 28.4% more in Austria
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Austria
- Childcare
-
pay 52.5% more in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.0 times more in Austria
- Clothing
-
pay 42.3% more in Austria
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Austria are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Austria.
If you lived in Austria instead of Laos, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK40,977
|
$15.38
€14.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK90,813
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,912
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,488
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,650
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK281,464
|
$8.15
€7.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,243
|
$5.62
€5.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,598
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,712
|
$6.06
€5.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,093
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,022
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,677
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,845
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,012
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,764
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,472
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,163,111
|
$48.89
€44.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK608,372,915
|
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK228,368
|
$20.20
€18.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,026
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,464,796
|
$834.31
€767.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,479,421
|
$704.76
€648.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,270,951
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,292,058
|
$436.40
€401.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK197,409,757
|
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,886
|
$4.65
€4.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK34,967
|
$3.63
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,540
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,432,209
|
$45.89
€42.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,189
|
$12.58
€11.57
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,697,573
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,327,143
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,408,616
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,007,984
|
$118.74
€109.19
|
|
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