Cost of living comparison
Laos is 32.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Laos instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 54.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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