Cost of living comparison
Laos is 19.7% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Laos instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
|
North Carolina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
North Carolina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
|
North Carolina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
|
North Carolina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
|
North Carolina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
North Carolina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
|
North Carolina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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