Cost of living comparison
Laos is 17.1% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Laos instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.45
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.36
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.91
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.97
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.44
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.07
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.10
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.13
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.36
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.18
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.30
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR327.76
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR596,117.82
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR223.54
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.57
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,108.23
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,526.34
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.85
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,202.19
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,575.76
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.43
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.09
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.29
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,055.61
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.43
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR724.70
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR693.26
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,633.09
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,262.61
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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