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¥20.83
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 89.2% more for transportation
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 43.4% less for childcare
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
China
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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