Laos is 3.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.

If you lived in Laos instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

pay 57.4% more for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.75
Rs527.51
$2.73
₭57,023
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.38
Rs1,323.10
$5.00
₭104,518
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
Rs177.91
$0.82
₭17,182

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
$0.52
Rs155.85
$1.52
₭31,693
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
Rs1,262.64
$5.94
₭124,268
Milk (1 gallon) $4.78
Rs1,442.43
$9.92
₭207,289

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.78
Rs1,140.39
$4.46
₭93,162
Monthly public transit pass $3.26
Rs984.54
$5.94
₭124,268
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,467.74
Rs8,900,938.67
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.65
Rs3,216.34
$168.24
₭3,516,785
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $140.37
Rs42,399.78
$553.97
₭11,579,994
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $70.41
Rs21,268.82
$228.82
₭4,783,231

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $30.93
Rs9,341.56
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $751.48
Rs226,989.52
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004

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pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.66
Rs500.11
$1.23
₭25,653
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
Rs453.15
$2.02
₭42,132
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.56
Rs1,678.95
$1.84
₭38,552

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.97
Rs6,030.85
$93.14
₭1,946,868
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$13.20
Rs3,988.02
$50.63
₭1,058,351
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.09
Rs13,316.34
$124.25
₭2,597,207

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