Cost of living comparison

 British Indian Ocean Territory
compared to
Laos vs. British Indian Ocean Territory Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of British Indian Ocean Territory, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.90
LAK40,955
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.20
LAK90,765
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.69
LAK14,904

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.00
LAK21,638
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $13.03
LAK281,314
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.40
LAK138,170

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.61
LAK99,419
Monthly public transit pass ?? $53.85
LAK1,162,494
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,167.89
LAK608,050,133

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $8.98
LAK193,923
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $993.83
LAK21,453,408
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $809.30
LAK17,470,147

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $291.32
LAK6,288,719
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,140.14
LAK197,305,018

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.11
LAK23,874
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.62
LAK34,949
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.78
LAK38,519

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $78.60
LAK1,696,672
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $61.45
LAK1,326,438
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $65.22
LAK1,407,869

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