Cost of living comparison
Laos is 64.3% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Laos instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Grenada
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 58.2% more for housing
Grenada
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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