Cost of living comparison
Laos is 24.0% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Laos instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 1.3% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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