Cost of living comparison
Laos is 10.3% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Laos instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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