Cost of living comparison
Laos is 26.1% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Laos instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Barbados
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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