Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Laos instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES396.73
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.79
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.30
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES551.59
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES368.69
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.54
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.49
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.66
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.97
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.59
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.82
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES726.48
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.45
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.64
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.06
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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