Cost of living comparison
Poland is 46.5% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Poland instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
$8.88
PLN36.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
$7.49
PLN31.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
$1.74
PLN7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
$1.43
PLN5.97
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
$1.18
PLN4.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
$4.31
PLN17.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
$3.58
PLN14.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
$2.93
PLN12.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
$2.70
PLN11.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
$0.43
PLN1.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
$0.71
PLN2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
$0.76
PLN3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
$0.37
PLN1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
$0.49
PLN2.03
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
$6.07
PLN25.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
$28.33
PLN117.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
$30,111.92
PLN125,371.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
$7.74
PLN32.22
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
$14.40
PLN59.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
$601.98
PLN2,506.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
$478.28
PLN1,991.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
$184.01
PLN766.15
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
$318.05
PLN1,324.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
$6,011.28
PLN25,028.09
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
$3.12
PLN12.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
$3.04
PLN12.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
$4.55
PLN18.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
$32.52
PLN135.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
$6.47
PLN26.93
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
$75.63
PLN314.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
$35.26
PLN146.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
$78.29
PLN325.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
$87.22
PLN363.16
|
|
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