Cost of living comparison
Laos is 42.7% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Laos instead of Peru, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 52.2% more for transportation
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 71.7% more for childcare
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 47.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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