Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Japan, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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