Cost of living comparison
Laos is 17.8% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Laos instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Illinois
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Illinois
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Illinois
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Illinois
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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