Cost of living comparison
Laos is 35.5% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Laos instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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