Cost of living comparison
Laos is 10.0 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD357.40
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD453.13
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD119.76
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD68.30
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.99
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD226.56
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD374.82
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD143.49
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD91.35
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD68.51
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.87
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.90
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.67
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.45
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.73
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD288.84
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD471.58
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD196,354.64
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD427.95
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,356.49
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,383.98
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,809.62
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,732.54
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 53.5 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD503.47
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD10,069.47
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD239.00
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD149.94
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD123.35
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,762.16
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD251.74
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD4,031.82
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,192.33
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,158.63
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,262.99
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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