Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 12.6% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Laos, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,384
|
$4.96
R$25.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,592
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,971
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$4.04
R$20.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭212,234
|
$3.80
R$19.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,489
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,912
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,178
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,464
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,602
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,573
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,667
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭95,385
|
$4.69
R$23.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$43.51
R$222.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$7.69
R$39.36
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Laos
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
$182.14
R$931.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
Laos
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,265
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭43,137
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$23.14
R$118.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$5.80
R$29.66
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Laos
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$54.94
R$281.09
|
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