Cost of living comparison
Laos is 75.1% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Laos instead of Chad, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,160
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA561
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,151
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,163
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,504
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,157
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA386
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,000
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,916,085
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,601
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA710,919
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,002
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,870
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,020,015
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,105
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,224
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,060
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 58.9% more for clothing
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,101
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,050
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,601
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
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