Cost of living comparison
Laos is 86.1% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
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