Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 4.4% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Laos
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 76.5% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Laos

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Laos are more expensive than in Mexico. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Laos. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Laos.

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Laos vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 63.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 MX$193.35	$2.23 LAK50,211	-78.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 MX$166.91	$5.35 LAK121K	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$26.47	$0.79 LAK17,779	-44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.32	$0.46 LAK10,439	-55.7%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Mexico	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 MX$50.21	$1.14 LAK25,737	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 MX$79.55	$12.87 LAK290K	+199.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 MX$114.55	$6.94 LAK156K	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$47.12	$1.87 LAK42,101	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 MX$67.67	$2.81 LAK63,330	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.98	$0.84 LAK18,975	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.93	$0.52 LAK11,662	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.44	$1.19 LAK26,832	+26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$15.45	$0.69 LAK15,639	-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.66 LAK14,918	-26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.49 LAK10,995	-46.3%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Mexico	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$102.60	$5.01 LAK113K	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 MX$555.39	$52.98 LAK1M	+76.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,794.64 MX$403K	$27,872.00 LAK628M	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 MX$372.17	$9.14 LAK206K	-54.6%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Mexico	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.02 MX$555.11	$9.51 LAK214K	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	$885.68 LAK20M	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	$631.74 LAK14M	+43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.08 MX$907.55	$65.79 LAK1M	+34.1%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 76.5% more for childcare

	Mexico	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	$435.49 LAK10M	+78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,712.49 MX$106K	$9,982.68 LAK225M	+74.8%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 MX$48.58	$1.32 LAK29,812	-49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 MX$63.89	$1.66 LAK37,366	-52.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.64 MX$85.88	$1.78 LAK40,169	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 MX$725.11	$64.54 LAK1M	+64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 MX$100.90	$3.32 LAK74,750	-39.2%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Mexico	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	$48.46 LAK1M	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.67 MX$789.09	$62.95 LAK1M	+47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	$64.36 LAK1M	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	$46.02 LAK1M	-49.3%
Average			-18.6%

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