Cost of living comparison
Laos is 0.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
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