Cost of living comparison
Laos is 13.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Laos instead of Spain, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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