Cost of living comparison

British Virgin Islands

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 48.3% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.7% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 54.1% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Laos
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 12.8% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Laos

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Laos.

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Laos vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 75.7% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.50	$2.23 LAK50,211	-88.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$5.35 LAK121K	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$0.79 LAK17,779	-54.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14	$0.46 LAK10,439	-59.3%
Average			-75.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.1% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62	$1.14 LAK25,737	-75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$12.87 LAK290K	+98.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.94	$6.94 LAK156K	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$1.87 LAK42,101	-69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89	$2.81 LAK63,330	-52.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28	$0.84 LAK18,975	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.52 LAK11,662	-68.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.19 LAK26,832	+31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.19	$0.69 LAK15,639	-78.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.45	$0.66 LAK14,918	-73.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.02	$0.49 LAK10,995	-75.9%
Average			-54.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77	$5.01 LAK113K	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$52.98 LAK1M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,872.00 LAK628M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.14 LAK206K
Average			+5.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$112.50	$9.51 LAK214K	-91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,533.33	$885.68 LAK20M	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,308.33	$631.74 LAK14M	-51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.56	$65.79 LAK1M	-34.6%
Average			-50.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$435.49 LAK10M	+16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,236.67	$9,982.68 LAK225M	-34.5%
Average			-12.8%

British Virgin Islands vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$1.32 LAK29,812	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.25	$1.66 LAK37,366	-73.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.12	$1.78 LAK40,169	-65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$64.54 LAK1M	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$3.32 LAK74,750	-77.9%
Average			-67.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$48.46 LAK1M	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$62.95 LAK1M	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.00	$64.36 LAK1M	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$46.02 LAK1M	-67.1%
Average			-34.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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