Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 17.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$8.59
ARS8,568.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$6.73
ARS6,710.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$1.32
ARS1,317.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$1.00
ARS999.84
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$1.43
ARS1,423.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$3.84
ARS3,824.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$4.28
ARS4,266.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$1.79
ARS1,786.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.64
ARS2,633.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$0.91
ARS903.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.85
ARS845.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$0.64
ARS642.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$1.01
ARS1,003.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.46
ARS462.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.46
ARS455.62
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$3.66
ARS3,650.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$13.28
ARS13,240.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$28,930.00
ARS28,849,709.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$9.90
ARS9,868.78
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$19.37
ARS19,313.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$303.40
ARS302,561.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$221.72
ARS221,100.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$41.92
ARS41,807.01
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$173.69
ARS173,205.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,833,832.53
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$1.81
ARS1,804.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$2.09
ARS2,080.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$2.36
ARS2,350.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$18.92
ARS18,865.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$4.76
ARS4,750.53
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$79.59
ARS79,372.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$69.14
ARS68,951.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$107.64
ARS107,339.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$100.20
ARS99,918.51
|
|
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