Cost of living comparison
Laos is 58.9% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 77.4% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 88.3% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
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