Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.4% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Laos instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$1.85
LAK40,332
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$4.45
LAK96,888
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA888
|
$0.78
LAK16,921
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA821
|
$0.51
LAK11,179
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.02
LAK22,162
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,172
|
$14.08
LAK306,747
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,759
|
$6.60
LAK143,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,461
|
$2.10
LAK45,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,042
|
$2.11
LAK45,882
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$0.90
LAK19,698
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.75
LAK16,413
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA587
|
$0.98
LAK21,250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA478
|
$1.31
LAK28,539
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA363
|
$0.71
LAK15,497
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.46
LAK10,027
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,710
|
$4.65
LAK101,405
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,631
|
$50.97
LAK1,110,629
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,673,006
|
$28,928.24
LAK630,311,227
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,683
|
$14.15
LAK308,357
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Senegal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,290
|
$10.22
LAK222,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA566,560
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,954,408
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA222,608
|
$818.32
LAK17,830,191
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,643
|
$65.45
LAK1,425,986
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA154,099
|
$342.92
LAK7,471,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,544,665
|
$9,300.83
LAK202,653,712
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,516
|
$1.15
LAK25,026
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,393
|
$1.68
LAK36,640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA808
|
$1.82
LAK39,699
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA40,083
|
$51.00
LAK1,111,186
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
$2.49
LAK54,282
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,377
|
$81.96
LAK1,785,755
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,894
|
$62.33
LAK1,358,023
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,323
|
$58.81
LAK1,281,483
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,977
|
$42.69
LAK930,246
|
|
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