Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Laos instead of Chad, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
|
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