Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.2 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.65
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.93
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.48
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.18
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.80
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.36
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.87
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.76
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.96
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.07
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 52.5% more for housing
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.75
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.03
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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