Laos vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$786
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$1600
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$2075
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
69
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
84
🌐 English speaking %
6%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
19
93
🏙️ Population
6.86M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1171) is 42% less expensive than in Norway ($2035). Laos ranked 60th vs 16th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Laos compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 167th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Norway

We calculate prices for Laos and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1635
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1869
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9278
$7000

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Cities Comparison in Laos vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Laos

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

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K