Laos vs Luxembourg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Luxembourg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1228
$2200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$5093
🏠 One person rent
$844
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$4498
💸 GDP per capita
$2054
$125K
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
68.1
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
78
🌐 English speaking %
6%
57%
🎓 Higher education
23
80
😀 Quality of life
25
93
🏙️ Population
6.86M
661K

The average cost of living in Laos ($1228) is 44% less expensive than in Luxembourg ($2200). Laos ranked 48th vs 11th for Luxembourg in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Laos compared to 2 months in Luxembourg. Ranked 160th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Luxembourg

We calculate prices for Laos and Luxembourg as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 5 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.

Laos Luxembourg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$662
$1429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$2157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$10176
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$7741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$30.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$30.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$1170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10025
$17984

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In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1233
948K
Thakhek
$1184
85K
Luang Prabang
$1212
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1195
25K

In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2284
133K
Petange
$2025
20.6K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
36.6K
Differdange
$1915
29.5K
Dudelange
$2207
22K