Laos vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2393
🏠 One person rent
$786
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$1600
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$800
💸 GDP per capita
$2075
$11361
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
7.14
❤️ Life expectancy
69
75.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
36
🌐 English speaking %
6%
55%
🎓 Higher education
23
82
😀 Quality of life
19
58
🏙️ Population
6.86M
7.02M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1171) is 18% more expensive than in Serbia ($990). Laos ranked 60th vs 88th for Serbia 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 0.8 months in Serbia. Ranked 167th and 60th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Laos and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$9.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1635
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$98.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1869
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$2161
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9278
$6061

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In Laos

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

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1204
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1040
380K
Nis
$743
183K
Pristina
$661
199K
Kragujevac
$737
151K
Subotica
$797
106K
Valjevo
$658
90.3K
Cacak
$697
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$692
66.5K
Mitrovica
$521
71.6K