Cost of living comparison
Laos is 36.4% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Laos instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
South Africa
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
|
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