Cost of living comparison
Laos is 20.3% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Laos instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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