Cost of living comparison
Laos is 17.0% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Laos instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.73
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.80
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.60
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.08
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.44
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.00
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.25
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€854.15
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€694.89
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€431.95
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.87
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.45
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.01
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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