Cost of living comparison
Laos is 0.4% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Laos instead of Belize, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
|
Belize
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.26
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.30
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.93
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.09
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Belize
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.25
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.33
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.38
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.48
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.07
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.42
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.59
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.30
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Belize
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.50
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.23
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$49,905.52
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.09
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
|
Belize
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$215.95
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$707.76
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$575.17
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$170.53
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Belize
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$300.60
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belize
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.40
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.49
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.53
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.34
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.11
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Belize
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.07
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$53.84
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$194.31
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$226.96
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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