Cost of living comparison
Laos is 24.1% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Laos instead of Chile, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Chile
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Chile
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Chile
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Chile
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Chile
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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