Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.4 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Canada instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
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