Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ecuador vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary
Ecuador is 29.7% cheaper than Laos overall.
Ecuador vs. Laos Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Laos, you would:
pay 44.9% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.23
LAK50,211
|
$3.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
LAK121K
|
$6.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
LAK17,779
|
$0.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LAK10,439
|
$0.70
|
|
Laos vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
LAK25,737
|
$1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.87
LAK290K
|
$3.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
LAK156K
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
LAK42,101
|
$2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
LAK63,330
|
$2.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
LAK18,975
|
$0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,662
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
LAK26,832
|
$0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LAK15,639
|
$0.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
LAK14,918
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,995
|
$0.43
|
|
Laos vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
pay 38.7% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
LAK113K
|
$2.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.98
LAK1M
|
$19.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,872.00
LAK628M
|
$21,347.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.14
LAK206K
|
$12.14
|
|
Laos vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
pay 53.8% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.51
LAK214K
|
$27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$885.68
LAK20M
|
$337.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$631.74
LAK14M
|
$242.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.79
LAK1M
|
$45.32
|
|
Laos vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$435.49
LAK10M
|
$310.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,982.68
LAK225M
|
$5,243.49
|
|
Laos vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
LAK29,812
|
$2.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
LAK37,366
|
$2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK40,169
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.54
LAK1M
|
$31.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.32
LAK74,750
|
$6.28
|
|
Laos vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.5% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.46
LAK1M
|
$61.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.95
LAK1M
|
$41.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.36
LAK1M
|
$106.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.02
LAK1M
|
$76.17
|
|
Laos vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
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