Cost of living comparison
Laos is 6.5% cheaper than Anguilla.
If you lived in Laos instead of Anguilla, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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