Cost of living comparison
Laos is 14.7% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Laos instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP443.27
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP448.07
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP53.54
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP32.22
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP99.51
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP196.34
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP264.44
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP100.01
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP136.51
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.88
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP20.07
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP63.54
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP38.16
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.74
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP60.59
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP289.61
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,515.45
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,649,982.45
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,312.49
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,356.94
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP36,226.37
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP20,073.75
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,158.04
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,627.76
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP281,140.24
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP152.71
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP125.48
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP249.36
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,075.80
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP359.47
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,591.95
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,881.01
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,763.42
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,897.16
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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