Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 14.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 47.7% more for housing
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
|
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