Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.4 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Laos instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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