Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 51.8% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Slovakia
- Groceries
-
pay 9.0% more in Slovakia
- Transportation
-
pay 4.0% less in Slovakia
- Housing
-
pay 58.7% more in Slovakia
- Childcare
-
pay 13.0% more in Slovakia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 91.0% more in Slovakia
- Clothing
-
pay 11.8% more in Slovakia
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Slovakia are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Slovakia.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$8.14
€7.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$7.98
€7.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
$6.03
€5.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$3.12
€2.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
$6.34
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
$26.69
€24.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
$24,429.89
€22,463.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
$11.64
€10.70
|
|
pay 58.7% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
$20.60
€18.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
$566.87
€521.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
$468.12
€430.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
$171.07
€157.30
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
$400.86
€368.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
$8,069.66
€7,420.04
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$2.35
€2.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$5.24
€4.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
$40.04
€36.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
$8.21
€7.55
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
$63.57
€58.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
$29.21
€26.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
$78.92
€72.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
$92.27
€84.85
|
|
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