Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.4 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Laos instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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