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
KES419.78
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.07
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.80
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES498.15
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.76
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.28
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.55
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.83
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.98
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.03
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.92
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.10
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES730.77
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 76.3% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.56
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES279.45
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES818.22
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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