Cost of living comparison
Laos is 23.5% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Laos instead of United States, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$2.73
₭49,034
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$5.00
₭89,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.82
₭14,775
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.51
₭9,214
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.52
₭27,253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.94
₭106,858
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$9.92
₭178,247
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.96
₭35,281
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.94
₭34,845
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.15
₭38,560
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.85
₭15,267
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.38
₭24,746
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.85
₭33,260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.10
₭19,798
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.01
₭18,198
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.46
₭80,110
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$5.94
₭106,858
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$59,448.31
₭1,068,583,376
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.89
₭249,667
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
|
United States
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$168.24
₭3,024,083
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$553.97
₭9,957,632
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$228.82
₭4,113,099
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$97.98
₭1,761,153
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$4,490.81
₭80,722,223
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.23
₭22,059
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.02
₭36,229
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.84
₭33,150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$34.22
₭615,055
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.00
₭89,875
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$93.14
₭1,674,111
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$50.63
₭910,076
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$124.25
₭2,233,337
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$44.78
₭804,999
|
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