Cost of living comparison
Laos is 21.3% more expensive than Serbia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.3% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 43.5% more in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 38.0% more in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 76.3% more in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 46.1% more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.2% more in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% less in Laos
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Laos are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Laos. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD736
|
$1.90
LAK41,017
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD788
|
$4.20
LAK90,903
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD165
|
$0.69
LAK14,927
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD119
|
$0.49
LAK10,498
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD72
|
$1.00
LAK21,671
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD410
|
$13.03
LAK281,741
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD499
|
$6.40
LAK138,380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD246
|
$2.06
LAK44,642
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD303
|
$2.07
LAK44,756
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD49
|
$0.75
LAK16,109
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD78
|
$0.74
LAK16,038
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD66
|
$0.96
LAK20,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD84
|
$1.29
LAK27,873
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD47
|
$0.70
LAK15,027
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD45
|
$0.45
LAK9,774
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD642
|
$4.61
LAK99,570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,427
|
$53.85
LAK1,164,259
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD2,900,680
|
$28,167.89
LAK608,973,239
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD733
|
$10.57
LAK228,594
|
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,390
|
$8.98
LAK194,218
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD36,445
|
$993.83
LAK21,485,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD25,056
|
$809.30
LAK17,496,669
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD11,748
|
$58.85
LAK1,272,205
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD24,599
|
$291.32
LAK6,298,267
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD555,057
|
$9,140.14
LAK197,604,555
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD209
|
$1.11
LAK23,910
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD173
|
$1.62
LAK35,002
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD392
|
$1.78
LAK38,578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,660
|
$66.31
LAK1,433,622
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD467
|
$2.97
LAK64,252
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD7,549
|
$78.60
LAK1,699,248
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,658
|
$61.45
LAK1,328,452
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD9,524
|
$65.22
LAK1,410,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD10,294
|
$46.67
LAK1,008,978
|
|
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