Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of British Indian Ocean Territory, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
British Indian Ocean Territory
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Laos
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.69
LAK910,228
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