Laos is 21.3% more expensive than Serbia.

If you lived in Laos instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 58.3% less for restaurants

 
Serbia
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.13
RSD791
$1.90
LAK41,813
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
RSD848
$4.20
LAK92,668
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
RSD178
$0.69
LAK15,216

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

 
Serbia
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
RSD78
$1.00
LAK22,092
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
RSD441
$13.03
LAK287,212
Milk (1 gallon) $4.84
RSD537
$6.40
LAK141,067

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pay 38.0% more for transportation

 
Serbia
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.22
RSD691
$4.61
LAK101,504
Monthly public transit pass $23.52
RSD2,610
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336

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pay 76.3% more for housing

 
Serbia
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.16
RSD2,571
$8.98
LAK197,989
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.21
RSD39,197
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $242.83
RSD26,948
$809.30
LAK17,836,421

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pay 46.1% more for childcare

 
Serbia
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.41
RSD26,457
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,379.39
RSD596,969
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Serbia
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.03
RSD225
$1.11
LAK24,374
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
RSD186
$1.62
LAK35,681
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.80
RSD422
$1.78
LAK39,327

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

 
Serbia
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.17
RSD8,119
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.45
RSD3,934
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.31
RSD10,244
$65.22
LAK1,437,386

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