Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 8.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Laos, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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