Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of Christmas Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Christmas Island
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Christmas Island
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Christmas Island
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Christmas Island
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Christmas Island
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Christmas Island
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Christmas Island
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$44.78
LAK955,609
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