Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 17.5% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$1.89
IDR30,269.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$3.26
IDR52,363.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.55
IDR8,901.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.35
IDR5,691.39
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$1.15
IDR18,389.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$4.13
IDR66,339.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$5.06
IDR81,297.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$1.54
IDR24,684.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$1.45
IDR23,317.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.16
IDR18,602.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.61
IDR9,826.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.83
IDR13,341.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.55
IDR8,837.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.56
IDR9,009.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.93
IDR14,938.65
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$3.05
IDR48,917.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$10.64
IDR170,841.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$23,932.07
IDR384,229,337.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$3.94
IDR63,288.96
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$27.71
IDR444,956.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$249.00
IDR3,997,683.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$155.92
IDR2,503,312.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$48.30
IDR775,414.51
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$111.78
IDR1,794,550.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$6,305.88
IDR101,240,852.60
|
|
pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$2.59
IDR41,519.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$1.73
IDR27,733.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.18
IDR35,075.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$25.20
IDR404,571.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$3.00
IDR48,204.30
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$41.19
IDR661,260.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$26.77
IDR429,858.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$64.33
IDR1,032,808.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$66.42
IDR1,066,333.47
|
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