Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 2.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
|
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