Cost of living comparison
Japan is 50.3% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.1% more in Japan
- Groceries
-
pay 53.8% more in Japan
- Transportation
-
pay 29.5% more in Japan
- Housing
-
pay 57.2% more in Japan
- Childcare
-
pay 10.1% more in Japan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Japan
- Clothing
-
pay 11.7% less in Japan
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Japan are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Japan.
If you lived in Japan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 87.1% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$6.44
¥965
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$4.94
¥740
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$0.97
¥145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$0.73
¥110
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$1.52
¥228
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
$5.72
¥857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$5.46
¥818
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$2.02
¥302
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$2.73
¥409
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
$2.17
¥326
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$1.02
¥153
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$1.64
¥246
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$2.04
¥305
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
$1.26
¥190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$1.08
¥162
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
$4.22
¥633
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
$57.82
¥8,663
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
$22,042.19
¥3,302,911
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
$25.42
¥3,810
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
$31.09
¥4,659
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
$500.38
¥74,979
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
$325.42
¥48,762
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
$113.04
¥16,938
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
$288.10
¥43,171
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
$11,095.30
¥1,662,575
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$2.71
¥406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$2.78
¥416
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$3.98
¥597
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
$57.72
¥8,648
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
$11.97
¥1,794
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
$40.54
¥6,075
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
$26.82
¥4,018
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
$54.08
¥8,103
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
$81.66
¥12,237
|
|
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