Cost of living comparison
Laos is 16.2% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.1% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 34.1% more in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 65.0% more in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 64.8% more in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 14.0% more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.7% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 10.1% more in Laos
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Laos are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Quito, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.90
LAK41,153
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.20
LAK91,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.69
LAK14,976
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.49
LAK10,533
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.00
LAK21,743
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$13.03
LAK282,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$6.40
LAK138,838
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.06
LAK44,790
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.07
LAK44,904
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.75
LAK16,162
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.74
LAK16,091
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.96
LAK20,766
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.29
LAK27,965
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.70
LAK15,077
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.45
LAK9,806
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.61
LAK99,900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$53.85
LAK1,168,120
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$28,167.89
LAK610,992,535
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$10.57
LAK229,352
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$8.98
LAK194,862
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$993.83
LAK21,557,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$809.30
LAK17,554,686
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$58.85
LAK1,276,424
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$291.32
LAK6,319,151
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$9,140.14
LAK198,259,792
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.11
LAK23,989
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.62
LAK35,118
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$1.78
LAK38,705
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$66.31
LAK1,438,376
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$2.97
LAK64,465
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$78.60
LAK1,704,883
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$61.45
LAK1,332,857
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$65.22
LAK1,414,681
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$46.67
LAK1,012,324
|
|
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