Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.0 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Laos instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES418.97
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES727.87
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES70.93
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.68
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.72
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES497.19
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.08
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES204.95
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES283.73
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.27
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.72
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.81
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES41.95
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.85
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.00
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES729.35
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,219.81
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,144,915.12
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,358.69
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,935.05
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,620.30
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,890.48
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,186.65
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 76.3% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,517.52
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES852,888.49
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.06
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES278.91
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES377.78
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,738.71
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES816.64
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,572.34
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,547.75
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,551.53
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,503.33
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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