Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Laos instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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