Cost of living comparison
China is 35.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in China instead of Laos, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Laos
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Laos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Laos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Laos
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Laos
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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