Cost of living comparison
Laos is 19.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 80.7% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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