Cost of living comparison
Japan is 98.1% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Japan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 67.4% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$6.87
¥1,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$5.20
¥787
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$1.13
¥172
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$0.90
¥137
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$1.58
¥240
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$6.69
¥1,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$5.53
¥837
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$1.87
¥283
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$3.14
¥476
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$2.55
¥386
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$1.34
¥203
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$2.07
¥313
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$2.14
¥324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$1.37
¥208
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$0.98
¥148
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$4.79
¥725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$77.51
¥11,736
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$26.34
¥3,988
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$586.71
¥88,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$401.57
¥60,804
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$3.03
¥459
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$3.16
¥479
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$4.29
¥650
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$61.62
¥9,331
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$13.07
¥1,979
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$90.53
¥13,708
|
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