Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cocos (Keeling) Islands instead of Laos, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Laos
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Laos
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Laos
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Laos
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Laos
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Laos
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
?? |
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