Laos is 19.3% cheaper than Pennsylvania.

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

pay 65.1% less for restaurants

 
Pennsylvania
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.31
 
$2.73
₭57,023
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.17
 
$5.00
₭104,518
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.15
 
$0.82
₭17,182

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

 
Pennsylvania
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
$3.12
 
$1.52
₭31,693
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.93
 
$5.94
₭124,268
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
 
$9.92
₭207,289

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pay 16.0% more for transportation

 
Pennsylvania
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.73
 
$4.46
₭93,162
Monthly public transit pass $66.81
 
$5.94
₭124,268
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,412.45
 
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812

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pay 11.8% less for housing

 
Pennsylvania
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$78.35
 
$168.24
₭3,516,785
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,247.33
 
$553.97
₭11,579,994
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,088.60
 
$228.82
₭4,783,231

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

 
Pennsylvania
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $938.73
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,989.52
 
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004

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pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Pennsylvania
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.22
 
$1.23
₭25,653
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.13
 
$2.02
₭42,132
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.01
 
$1.84
₭38,552

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

 
Pennsylvania
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.52
 
$93.14
₭1,946,868
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.35
 
$50.63
₭1,058,351
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.62
 
$124.25
₭2,597,207

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