Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Laos instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR784.07
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,889.19
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR186.35
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR96.65
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR170.80
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,838.34
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,750.66
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR624.79
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR662.07
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR820.52
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR123.48
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR688.44
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR178.62
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR134.11
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR126.25
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,388.54
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,816.35
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,665,896.27
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR900.76
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,110.08
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR44,141.14
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR29,725.58
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR8,864.07
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 15.9 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,246.14
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR152,170.86
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR589.14
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR680.84
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,181.01
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,534.31
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR950.60
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR7,954.68
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,329.09
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,056.44
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,569.41
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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