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
THB81.19
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 93.4% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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