Cost of living comparison
Laos is 9.4% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Laos instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 88.3% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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