Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.0 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
|
pay 99.1% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
|
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