Laos vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2293
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$603
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1075
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.3
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$2124
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
5.09
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
69
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
68
🌐 English speaking %
6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
24
90
😀 Quality of life
30
84
🏙️ Population
7.77M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Laos ($984) is 4% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Laos ranked 102nd vs 97th 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 151st and 28th 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
$2.44
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.9
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$186
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9802
$18492

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In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$968
948K
Thakhek
$968
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1261
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1033
25K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K