Cost of living comparison
Laos is 11.6 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD274.99
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD392.84
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD92.02
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD104.25
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD38.41
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD235.71
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD389.94
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD138.28
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD95.04
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD59.40
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD41.58
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD63.36
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD47.52
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.68
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.70
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD297.42
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD204,278.86
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,491.95
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,963.36
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,802.46
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 54.8 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD523.79
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,475.84
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD130.95
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD162.17
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD128.33
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,833.27
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD261.90
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
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