Cost of living comparison
Laos is 32.0% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Laos instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.04
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.57
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.17
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.14
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.53
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.23
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.55
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.07
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.62
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.40
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.37
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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