Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 3.7 times more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.0 times more in Samoa
- Groceries
-
pay 12.3% less in Samoa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9 times more in Samoa
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3% more in Samoa
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Samoa are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Samoa.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Laos, you would:
pay 10.0 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Laos
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
?? | |
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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