Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.9% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.06
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$151.93
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.18
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.42
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.39
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$246.65
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$356.90
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.13
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$105.84
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.67
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.48
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.63
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.63
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.70
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.40
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$115.35
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,212.75
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,313.31
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$287.70
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 79.6% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$640.81
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,323.11
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,681.25
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,982.76
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,455.16
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$456,151.79
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$53.90
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$85.66
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.09
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,090.64
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$292.25
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,178.26
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$922.34
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,479.69
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,071.82
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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