Cost of living comparison
Laos is 6.5% cheaper than Anguilla overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.2% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 26.3% less in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 33.2% less in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 52.3% less in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.9% less in Laos
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Laos. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Laos.
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
LAK40,977
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$4.20
LAK90,813
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.69
LAK14,912
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.49
LAK10,488
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.00
LAK21,650
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$13.03
LAK281,464
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.40
LAK138,243
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.06
LAK44,598
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.07
LAK44,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
LAK16,093
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.74
LAK16,022
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.96
LAK20,677
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.29
LAK27,845
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
LAK15,012
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
LAK9,764
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.61
LAK99,472
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.85
LAK1,163,111
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$28,167.89
LAK608,372,915
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.57
LAK228,368
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$8.98
LAK194,026
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$993.83
LAK21,464,796
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$809.30
LAK17,479,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$58.85
LAK1,270,951
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$291.32
LAK6,292,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$9,140.14
LAK197,409,757
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.11
LAK23,886
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$1.62
LAK34,967
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.78
LAK38,540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$66.31
LAK1,432,209
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.97
LAK64,189
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Anguilla
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.60
LAK1,697,573
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.45
LAK1,327,143
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.22
LAK1,408,616
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.67
LAK1,007,984
|
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