Cost of living comparison
India is 42.6% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in India instead of Laos, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
|
Laos
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,488
|
$2.40
₹203.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,946
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,098
|
$0.40
₹33.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,618
|
$0.17
₹14.09
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,920
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,974
|
$2.54
₹215.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,967
|
$2.56
₹217.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,154
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,269
|
$1.37
₹115.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,294
|
$0.88
₹74.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,222
|
$0.32
₹27.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,935
|
$0.48
₹40.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,192
|
$0.24
₹20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,199
|
$0.16
₹13.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,886
|
$0.19
₹15.91
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,713
|
$4.62
₹391.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,177,616
|
$10.12
₹858.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK615,959,797
|
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK231,216
|
$2.94
₹249.25
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Laos
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK196,446
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,732,479
|
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,697,403
|
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,286,801
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,370,525
|
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,871,610
|
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,184
|
$1.84
₹155.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,403
|
$1.59
₹134.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,020
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,450,070
|
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,989
|
$3.35
₹284.33
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,718,743
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,343,693
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,426,183
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,020,554
|
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
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