Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs70.47
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs464.40
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs500.94
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs408.81
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs94.59
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs298.60
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs152.55
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.31
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs91.29
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs801.66
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,053.46
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,893.92
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs726.28
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,106.79
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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