Cost of living comparison
Laos is 72.5% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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