Cost of living comparison
India is 42.6% cheaper than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.3% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 53.4% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 51.3% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 60.4% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 81.9% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% more in India
- Clothing
-
pay 49.4% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in India.
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
LAK41,153
|
$2.40
₹203.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,204
|
$3.90
₹330.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,976
|
$0.40
₹33.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,533
|
$0.17
₹14.06
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,743
|
$0.46
₹38.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,676
|
$2.54
₹214.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,838
|
$2.56
₹216.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,790
|
$0.94
₹79.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,904
|
$1.37
₹115.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,162
|
$0.88
₹74.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,091
|
$0.32
₹27.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,766
|
$0.48
₹40.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,965
|
$0.24
₹20.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,077
|
$0.16
₹13.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,806
|
$0.19
₹15.88
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Laos
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,900
|
$4.62
₹390.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,168,120
|
$10.12
₹856.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,992,535
|
$13,525.56
₹1,144,675.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,352
|
$2.94
₹248.71
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Laos
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,862
|
$7.39
₹625.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,557,222
|
$138.05
₹11,683.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,554,686
|
$90.33
₹7,644.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,276,424
|
$29.97
₹2,536.27
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Laos
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,319,151
|
$55.73
₹4,716.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,259,792
|
$1,565.54
₹132,492.43
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,989
|
$1.84
₹155.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,118
|
$1.59
₹134.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,705
|
$3.59
₹303.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,438,376
|
$15.33
₹1,297.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,465
|
$3.35
₹283.71
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Laos
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,704,883
|
$24.02
₹2,033.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,332,857
|
$25.36
₹2,146.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,414,681
|
$41.62
₹3,522.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,012,324
|
$31.12
₹2,633.41
|
|
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