Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 93.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
|
pay 57.6% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
|
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