Cost of living comparison
Laos is 19.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Laos instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.65
|
$1.90
LAK41,488
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
$4.20
LAK91,946
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.06
|
$0.69
LAK15,098
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.49
LAK10,618
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
$1.00
LAK21,920
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.66
|
$13.03
LAK284,974
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.21
|
$6.40
LAK139,967
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
$2.06
LAK45,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.05
|
$2.07
LAK45,269
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.02
|
$0.75
LAK16,294
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.77
|
$0.74
LAK16,222
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.83
|
$0.96
LAK20,935
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.48
|
$1.29
LAK28,192
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.63
|
$0.70
LAK15,199
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.28
|
$0.45
LAK9,886
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.51
|
$4.61
LAK100,713
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB868.28
|
$53.85
LAK1,177,616
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
$28,167.89
LAK615,959,797
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.99
|
$10.57
LAK231,216
|
|
pay 93.4% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
$8.98
LAK196,446
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
$993.83
LAK21,732,479
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
$809.30
LAK17,697,403
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
$58.85
LAK1,286,801
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
$291.32
LAK6,370,525
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,871,610
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.10
|
$1.11
LAK24,184
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.85
|
$1.62
LAK35,403
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
$1.78
LAK39,020
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
$66.31
LAK1,450,070
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.07
|
$2.97
LAK64,989
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
$78.60
LAK1,718,743
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
$61.45
LAK1,343,693
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
$65.22
LAK1,426,183
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
$46.67
LAK1,020,554
|
|
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