Austria vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$961
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$1600
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$224
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$2075
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
28
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
93
23
😀 Quality of life
88
19
🏙️ Population
8.98M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 57% more expensive than in Laos ($1171). Austria ranked 20th vs 60th for Laos in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Austria compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 17th and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Laos

We calculate prices for Austria and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$1635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$9278

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1965
1.97M
Graz
$1764
293K
Linz
$1690
210K
Salzburg
$1778
155K
Innsbruck
$1783
131K
Klagenfurt
$1770
101K
Wels
$1350
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1653
55.5K
Villach
$1674
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1188
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1768
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1920
33.4K
Steyr
$1563
38.3K
Leonding
$1616
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1698
26.3K
Amstetten
$1436
23.6K
Klosterneuburg
$1681
27.1K
Bregenz
$1774
29.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1632
25.3K
Leoben
$1424
24.6K
Traun
$1604
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1485
22.8K
Lustenau
$1740
23.6K
Modling
$1772
20.6K
Hallein
$1706
21.2K
Wolfsberg
$1397
25K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1168
948K
Thakhek
$1151
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1251
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1174
25K