Cost of living comparison
Laos is 23.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Laos instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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