Cost of living comparison
Laos is 29.0% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Laos instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
|
Louisiana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.07
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Louisiana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Louisiana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,084.23
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
|
Louisiana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.83
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,050.52
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
|
Louisiana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,382.54
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,342.86
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Louisiana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.68
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.86
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Louisiana
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.75
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.21
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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