Cost of living comparison
Laos is 46.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Laos instead of Peru, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN14.25
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.95
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.55
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.79
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.26
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.63
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.18
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN9.16
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.70
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.47
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.67
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.48
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.75
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN67.04
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN78,143.27
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN61.07
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN108.67
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,236.91
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN911.05
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN141.53
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 97.6% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN649.34
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,512.04
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.40
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.83
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.56
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN122.38
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN19.17
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN162.46
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN99.10
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN253.72
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN239.38
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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