Cost of living comparison
Laos is 30.9% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.4% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 47.0% less in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 20.0% less in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 23.0% less in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 26.4% more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.6% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 17.7% less in Laos
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$1.90
LAK40,847
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$4.20
LAK90,527
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.69
LAK14,865
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.49
LAK10,455
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$1.00
LAK21,581
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$13.03
LAK280,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$6.40
LAK137,807
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$2.06
LAK44,457
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$2.07
LAK44,571
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.75
LAK16,042
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.74
LAK15,971
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.96
LAK20,612
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.29
LAK27,757
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.70
LAK14,965
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.45
LAK9,733
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$4.61
LAK99,159
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$53.85
LAK1,159,444
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$28,167.89
LAK606,454,659
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$10.57
LAK227,648
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$8.98
LAK193,415
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$993.83
LAK21,397,116
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$809.30
LAK17,424,306
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$58.85
LAK1,266,944
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$291.32
LAK6,272,218
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$9,140.14
LAK196,787,306
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.11
LAK23,811
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$1.62
LAK34,857
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$1.78
LAK38,418
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$66.31
LAK1,427,693
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$2.97
LAK63,987
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$78.60
LAK1,692,221
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$61.45
LAK1,322,958
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$65.22
LAK1,404,175
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$46.67
LAK1,004,805
|
|
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