Cost of living comparison
Laos is 20.6% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Laos instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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