Cost of living comparison
Laos is 55.4% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Laos instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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