Cost of living comparison
Laos is 17.8% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Laos instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.33
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ47.85
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.20
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.85
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.25
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ25.98
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.33
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.28
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ24.88
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.32
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.44
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.87
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.81
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.42
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ7.98
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ29.96
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.02
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ130,643.53
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.31
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 36.4% more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.05
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,032.44
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,830.96
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ388.23
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 48.6% more for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,671.24
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ42,928.08
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ19.89
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.27
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.66
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ332.33
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.23
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ317.07
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ427.80
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ833.66
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ773.33
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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