Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 89.5% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Laos, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$6.13
₩8,242
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$1.41
₩1,891
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$0.67
₩907
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Laos
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$8.12
₩10,917
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$7.20
₩9,682
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$3.58
₩4,820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$2.90
₩3,894
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$1.51
₩2,030
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$2.66
₩3,579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$2.29
₩3,083
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$1.40
₩1,878
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$1.08
₩1,457
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Laos
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$4.92
₩6,622
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$43.73
₩58,798
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$9.34
₩12,553
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Laos
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$392.42
₩527,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$302.43
₩406,647
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Laos
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.96
₩461,138
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$2.92
₩3,924
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$3.29
₩4,423
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$44.03
₩59,198
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$8.93
₩12,001
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Laos
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$91.03
₩122,404
|
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