Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 13.5% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$1.77
Rp27,972
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$3.51
Rp55,512
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$0.64
Rp10,052
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$0.38
Rp5,976
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$1.19
Rp18,795
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$3.70
Rp58,458
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$5.10
Rp80,726
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$1.57
Rp24,779
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$1.49
Rp23,586
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$1.18
Rp18,605
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$0.57
Rp9,091
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$0.74
Rp11,757
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$0.48
Rp7,628
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$0.54
Rp8,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$0.92
Rp14,575
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$3.09
Rp48,888
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$11.89
Rp187,962
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$26,361.87
Rp416,890,616
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$4.16
Rp65,853
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$33.62
Rp531,594
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$247.48
Rp3,913,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$163.01
Rp2,577,926
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$42.16
Rp666,668
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.70
Rp1,687,354
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$6,782.48
Rp107,259,110
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$2.71
Rp42,810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$1.77
Rp28,068
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$2.13
Rp33,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$28.24
Rp446,666
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$3.35
Rp53,020
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$41.10
Rp649,984
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$30.35
Rp479,974
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$67.01
Rp1,059,674
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$62.49
Rp988,157
|
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