Cost of living comparison
Laos is 48.6% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 23.5% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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