Cost of living comparison
France is 2.3 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in France instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$51.68
€47.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$31,564.23
€29,025.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
|
Laos
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$30.98
€28.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$779.01
€716.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$611.60
€562.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$139.72
€128.49
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$707.64
€650.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$9,850.44
€9,058.30
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$92.28
€84.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$37.39
€34.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$93.47
€85.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$126.59
€116.41
|
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