Average monthly expenses (cost of living) in Laos for expat

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KurapikaMember26 December 2014 00:20:18

Hi,

Hope someone can provide me an up-to-date information about current cost of living in Laos, I'm planning to accept an offer of $1,700 for a Civil Engineer position in Nam Ngiep Dam project.

THANKS in advance.

Cheers!

kenjeeViP26 December 2014 11:29:39

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Hello Kurapika and welcome to Expat.com

While waiting for members to help you out, I invite you to browse through threads in our Cost of living in Laos section of the forum.

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Kenjee
Expat.com Team

vientianeboyVIP Member30 December 2014 09:29:58

1700 a week or a month?

stumpyLaos Expert30 December 2014 20:58:57

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I would think it is $1700 a month as the average engineer position here in Laos pays around $250 + a week

SomsavathActive member05 January 2015 04:45:31

1700 a month for a foreign engineer? That is not much Stumpy.

stumpyLaos Expert07 January 2015 03:39:10

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Somsavath wrote:
1700 a month for a foreign engineer? That is not much Stumpy.

May not be much but the $250 a week I quoted is correct. Off govt website. I also have Lao friends with their own construction companies, have expat friends working in Laos.
Low salary is the reason I do not want to work in Laos.