Cost of living comparison
Laos is 46.2% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 81.1% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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