Laos vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$786
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1600
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$1491
💸 GDP per capita
$2075
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
69
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
67
🌐 English speaking %
6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
23
89
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
6.86M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1171) is 22% more expensive than in Taiwan ($963). Laos ranked 60th vs 91st for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 167th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Laos and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1635
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$50.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1869
$7413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$4299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9278
$14683

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K