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$177.31
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 80.7% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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