Cost of living comparison
Laos is 77.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Laos instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
$2.73
₭57,852
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
$0.82
₭17,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
$0.51
₭10,871
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
$9.92
₭210,301
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
$1.94
₭41,111
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
$2.15
₭45,494
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
$0.85
₭18,012
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
$1.38
₭29,196
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
$1.85
₭39,241
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
$1.10
₭23,358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$1.01
₭21,470
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$4.46
₭94,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
$1.23
₭26,026
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
$2.02
₭42,744
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
pay 79.5% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
|
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