Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 59.2% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 84.3% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 93.0% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Laos

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

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Laos vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Philippines	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.66 ₱232.69	$2.23 LAK50,105	-39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.23 ₱205.26	$5.35 LAK120K	+65.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱46.19	$0.79 LAK17,741	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱25.31	$0.46 LAK10,416	+16.4%
Average			-2.2%

Philippines vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Philippines	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 ₱73.41	$1.14 LAK25,682	-1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 ₱210.10	$12.87 LAK289K	+289.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.50 ₱413.56	$6.94 LAK156K	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 ₱125.35	$1.87 LAK42,012	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 ₱115.58	$2.81 LAK63,196	+54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₱80.82	$0.84 LAK18,935	-33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱40.44	$0.52 LAK11,638	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 ₱72.82	$1.19 LAK26,775	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ₱38.21	$0.69 LAK15,606	+15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 ₱57.77	$0.66 LAK14,886	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 ₱64.32	$0.49 LAK10,972	-51.7%
Average			+3.0%

Philippines vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

	Philippines	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 ₱277.83	$5.01 LAK113K	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.98 ₱825.54	$52.98 LAK1M	+308.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,989.85 ₱1M	$27,872.00 LAK627M	+32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.59 ₱164.70	$9.14 LAK205K	+252.9%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Philippines	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 ₱1,629.64	$9.51 LAK214K	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.48 ₱17,016.56	$885.68 LAK20M	+231.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$170.01 ₱10,815.48	$631.74 LAK14M	+271.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.57 ₱5,443.92	$65.79 LAK1M	-23.1%
Average			+149.7%

Philippines vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 93.0% more for childcare

	Philippines	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.60 ₱10,344.33	$435.49 LAK10M	+167.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,174.58 ₱456K	$9,982.68 LAK224M	+39.1%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 ₱78.77	$1.32 LAK29,749	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱136.85	$1.66 LAK37,286	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.72 ₱172.91	$1.78 LAK40,084	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00 ₱1,908.68	$64.54 LAK1M	+115.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 ₱339.31	$3.32 LAK74,591	-37.8%
Average			-0.8%

Philippines vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Philippines	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.72 ₱2,399.64	$48.46 LAK1M	+28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.70 ₱1,444.32	$62.95 LAK1M	+177.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.85 ₱4,380.16	$64.36 LAK1M	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.10 ₱3,632.76	$46.02 LAK1M	-19.4%
Average			+28.0%

Philippines vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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