Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 14.2% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Laos, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,852
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,432
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,871
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,301
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,111
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,494
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,012
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,196
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,241
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,358
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,470
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,516
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,026
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,744
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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