Cost of living comparison
Laos is 5.5% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 70.8% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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