Laos vs Slovenia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Slovenia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1299
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$778
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1611
💸 GDP per capita
$2067
$32610
😃 Human freedom index
5.15
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
69
81.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
60
🌐 English speaking %
6%
59%
🎓 Higher education
23
87
😀 Quality of life
20
77
🏙️ Population
6.86M
2.07M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1168) is 10% less expensive than in Slovenia ($1299). Laos ranked 59th vs 45th for Slovenia 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 1.2 months in Slovenia. Ranked 168th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Slovenia

We calculate prices for Laos and Slovenia 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 Slovenia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$804
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.9
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$4090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$3228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$9.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9333
$10803

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In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1163
948K
Thakhek
$1161
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1253
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1183
25K

In Slovenia

City Cost of living Population
Ljubljana
$1468
284K
Maribor
$1082
96.2K
Kranj
$1261
37.9K
Celje
$1116
37.9K
Velenje
$1157
25.6K
Novo Mesto
$1080
24.2K
Nova Gorica
$985
13K
Izola
$1263
11.7K
Murska Sobota
$842
11.2K
Piran
$1247
3.79K