Cost of living comparison
Laos is 46.5% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Laos instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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