Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 14.2% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Laos, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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