Cost of living comparison
Laos is 63.6% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Laos instead of China, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
China
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$2.73
₭57,023
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.94
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.82
₭17,182
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
China
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.13
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.98
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.57
|
$9.92
₭207,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.66
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
pay 84.3% more for transportation
China
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.54
|
$4.46
₭93,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.76
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,587.20
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.95
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
China
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.20
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.98
|
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,790.07
|
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.63
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
China
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,300.30
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,297.02
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$1.23
₭25,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$2.02
₭42,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.56
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.57
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.93
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
China
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.56
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.83
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.29
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.54
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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