Cost of living comparison
Laos is 9.9% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Laos instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$566.02
|
$2.73
₭57,023
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$401.14
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.26
|
$0.82
₭17,182
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.38
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$77.46
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$192.59
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$154.09
|
$9.92
₭207,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$119.56
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$187.91
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.25
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$52.95
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$27.97
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.56
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.51
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$30.87
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$270.72
|
$4.46
₭93,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,830.95
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,397,823.23
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$632.91
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,446.39
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,466.27
|
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,665.21
|
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,581.63
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,831.36
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$254,629.00
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$137.81
|
$1.23
₭25,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$146.15
|
$2.02
₭42,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$183.75
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,903.51
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$362.25
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,510.76
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,586.55
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,104.48
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,181.16
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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