Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 16.2% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Laos, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,852
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,432
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,871
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,301
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,111
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,494
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,012
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,196
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,241
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,358
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,470
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
Laos
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,516
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
Laos
|
Kenya
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Laos
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,026
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,744
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 66.9% less for clothing
Laos
|
Kenya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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