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Laos vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 48.0% cheaper than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 40.1% less in Laos
Housing: pay 58.5% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 61.9% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Laos

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Laos.

Laos vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Gibraltar, you would:

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pay 69.7% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 GIP14.84	$2.08 LAK44,965	-89.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.36 GIP10.63	$5.54 LAK119,908	-61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GIP1.23	$0.76 LAK16,442	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 GIP1.38	$0.50 LAK10,718	-73.5%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Gibraltar	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 GIP1.46	$1.13 LAK24,563	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 GIP3.90	$13.26 LAK287,028	+151.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 GIP5.43	$6.91 LAK149,594	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 GIP3.75	$2.11 LAK45,581	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 GIP2.95	$2.10 LAK45,368	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.30	$0.76 LAK16,404	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 GIP1.21	$0.75 LAK16,237	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 GIP1.46	$0.97 LAK20,984	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 GIP1.26	$1.30 LAK28,220	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 GIP0.93	$0.70 LAK15,259	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.78	$0.46 LAK9,907	-56.6%
Average			-26.1%

Gibraltar vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.1% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 GIP4.28	$4.72 LAK102,223	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$54.89 LAK1,188,014
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,903.92 GIP33,262.18	$28,639.89 LAK619,901,786	-36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.71 GIP22.75	$10.51 LAK227,429	-65.8%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 58.5% less for housing

	Gibraltar	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.78 GIP52.43	$9.16 LAK198,181	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,025.41 GIP1,500.30	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,136	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,709.35 GIP1,266.19	$817.42 LAK17,692,910	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.69 GIP79.77	$59.90 LAK1,296,608	-44.4%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 61.9% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$779.00 GIP577.04	$296.67 LAK6,421,230	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,267.93 LAK200,601,655
Average			-61.9%

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pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 GIP3.96	$1.42 LAK30,724	-73.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GIP2.60	$1.66 LAK35,847	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.74 GIP3.51	$1.98 LAK42,881	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.13 GIP59.35	$67.50 LAK1,461,025	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 GIP9.89	$3.02 LAK65,425	-77.4%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.99 GIP98.51	$50.20 LAK1,086,662	-62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 GIP32.77	$65.21 LAK1,411,412	+47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.21 GIP72.75	$66.39 LAK1,436,927	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.48 GIP69.24	$47.52 LAK1,028,641	-49.2%
Average			-24.1%

Gibraltar vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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