Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.0 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Laos instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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