Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 13.8% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
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