Cost of living comparison
Laos is 9.8% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Laos instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
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