Cost of living comparison
Laos is 96.3% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 98.2% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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