Cost of living comparison
Laos is 67.1% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Laos instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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