Cost of living comparison
Laos is 50.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Laos instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
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Sao Tome and Principe
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
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pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
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pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
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pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
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