Cost of living comparison
Laos is 44.2% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP20,409.74
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP29,615.44
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,560.38
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,795.93
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP6,105.19
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP10,404.20
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP18,372.49
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,509.02
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP10,211.73
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,986.72
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,042.85
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,521.21
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,380.44
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,388.58
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,172.29
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,743.06
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP154,854.60
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP85,114,419.53
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP70,000.76
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP107,519.67
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,245,447.64
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP973,762.64
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP320,405.97
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 94.8% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP816,648.53
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP20,149,536.84
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP5,139.16
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,638.89
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP10,176.30
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP104,070.67
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP17,685.57
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP244,210.82
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP171,980.16
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP355,847.15
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP313,020.10
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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