Cost of living comparison
Laos is 29.2% cheaper than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.2% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 13.5% less in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 16.0% less in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 78.2% less in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% less in Laos
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mali, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,013
|
$1.90
LAK41,101
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,845
|
$4.20
LAK91,089
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA462
|
$0.69
LAK14,957
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.49
LAK10,519
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA660
|
$1.00
LAK21,715
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.03
LAK282,319
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,664
|
$6.40
LAK138,663
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,871
|
$2.06
LAK44,733
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,591
|
$2.07
LAK44,848
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
LAK16,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA299
|
$0.74
LAK16,071
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA599
|
$0.96
LAK20,740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA599
|
$1.29
LAK27,930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
LAK15,058
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA449
|
$0.45
LAK9,794
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,282
|
$4.61
LAK99,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.85
LAK1,166,645
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,167.89
LAK610,221,112
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.57
LAK229,062
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,699
|
$8.98
LAK194,616
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$993.83
LAK21,530,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$809.30
LAK17,532,522
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.85
LAK1,274,812
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$291.32
LAK6,311,173
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,140.14
LAK198,009,475
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,428
|
$1.11
LAK23,959
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,131
|
$1.62
LAK35,074
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA559
|
$1.78
LAK38,657
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,348
|
$66.31
LAK1,436,560
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,395
|
$2.97
LAK64,384
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.60
LAK1,702,730
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.45
LAK1,331,174
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.22
LAK1,412,895
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.67
LAK1,011,046
|
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