Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 4.1% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Laos, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$3.60
₱211.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$0.73
₱42.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.40
₱23.50
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$3.38
₱198.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$6.61
₱389.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$1.82
₱107.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$1.33
₱78.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.64
₱37.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$1.14
₱67.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$0.67
₱39.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.97
₱57.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$1.21
₱71.05
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$4.22
₱248.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$11.49
₱676.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$2.70
₱158.79
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$1.23
₱72.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$2.19
₱128.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$5.28
₱310.66
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
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