Cost of living comparison
Laos is 8.7% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Laos instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 78.7% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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