Cost of living comparison
Laos is 8.8% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Laos instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
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