Cost of living comparison
Laos is 1.3% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Laos instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.82
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,300.27
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.48
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.69
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.76
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.64
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.24
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,956.49
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.79
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.18
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.11
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.40
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.21
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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