Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 73.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$8.98
CRC4,599.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$1.93
CRC988.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$1.48
CRC760.37
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$4.09
CRC2,096.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.62
CRC317.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$1.08
CRC553.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$1.17
CRC598.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$1.09
CRC557.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$1.06
CRC541.74
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$45.78
CRC23,445.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,590,519.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.94
|
|
pay 70.9% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$45.97
CRC23,541.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$731.28
CRC374,527.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$520.21
CRC266,430.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$63.96
CRC32,755.62
|
|
pay 22.7% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$476.14
CRC243,855.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,606.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$56.36
CRC28,866.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.79
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$71.44
CRC36,586.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$46.89
CRC24,016.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$105.63
CRC54,097.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$95.19
CRC48,751.36
|
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