Cost of living comparison
Laos is 19.8% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Laos instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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