Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 24.6% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Laos, you would:
pay 52.5% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,384
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,592
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,971
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭212,234
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,489
|
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,912
|
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,178
|
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,464
|
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,602
|
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,573
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,667
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Laos
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭95,385
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
Laos
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
Laos
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,265
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭43,137
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Laos
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
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