Cost of living comparison
Laos is 21.1% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.0% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 24.0% less in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 7.0% less in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 21.8% less in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 17.6% less in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.1% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 14.9% more in Laos
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$1.90
LAK41,101
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$4.20
LAK91,089
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.69
LAK14,957
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.49
LAK10,519
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.00
LAK21,715
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$13.03
LAK282,319
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$6.40
LAK138,663
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.06
LAK44,733
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.07
LAK44,848
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.75
LAK16,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.74
LAK16,071
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.96
LAK20,740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.29
LAK27,930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.70
LAK15,058
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.45
LAK9,794
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.61
LAK99,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$53.85
LAK1,166,645
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$28,167.89
LAK610,221,112
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$10.57
LAK229,062
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$8.98
LAK194,616
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$993.83
LAK21,530,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$809.30
LAK17,532,522
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$58.85
LAK1,274,812
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$291.32
LAK6,311,173
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$9,140.14
LAK198,009,475
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.11
LAK23,959
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.62
LAK35,074
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$1.78
LAK38,657
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$66.31
LAK1,436,560
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$2.97
LAK64,384
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$78.60
LAK1,702,730
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,174
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$65.22
LAK1,412,895
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$46.67
LAK1,011,046
|
|
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