Cost of living comparison
Laos is 25.7% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Laos instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.67
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.91
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.17
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.40
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.61
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.07
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.61
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG60.02
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,295.29
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,005.35
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.87
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG412.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.55
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.29
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.63
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.61
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG174.19
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.77
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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