Cost of living comparison
Laos is 34.9% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Laos instead of China, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.65
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.64
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.17
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.51
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.31
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.61
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.54
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.14
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.52
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.14
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.73
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.79
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.32
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.90
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 89.2% more for transportation
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.15
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥162.52
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥137,934.87
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.75
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥84.58
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,374.65
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,488.30
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥292.62
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,324.77
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥132,485.51
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.89
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.18
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.38
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥299.49
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥42.85
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥348.79
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥229.06
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥524.55
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥546.30
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
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