Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 23.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
|
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
|
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