Cost of living comparison
Laos is 20.6% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Laos instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 79.7% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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