Estonia vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1442
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3419
$2491
🏠 One person rent
$707
$782
🏘️ Family rent
$1184
$1303
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1758
$229
💸 GDP per capita
$31170
$2124
😃 Human freedom index
8.78
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
33
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
6%
🎓 Higher education
84
23
😀 Quality of life
81
21
🏙️ Population
1.37M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1442) is 24% more expensive than in Laos ($1160). Estonia ranked 40th vs 70th 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 1.2 months in Estonia compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 28th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Laos

We calculate prices for Estonia and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Estonia Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$4.18
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$447
$706
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$1013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$69.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4323
$1910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3008
$146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.58
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$432
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$9399

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In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1632
458K
Tartu
$1191
97.8K
Parnu
$1194
41.5K
Narva
$1076
53.4K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1107
33.4K
Maardu
$1393
17K
Viljandi
$1068
17.3K
Rakvere
$1011
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1197
13.2K
Sillamae
$1089
12.4K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1154
948K
Thakhek
$1159
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1271
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1172
25K