Cost of living comparison
Laos is 54.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.5% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 56.7% less in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 43.2% less in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 63.7% less in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 57.1% less in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.3% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 21.0% less in Laos
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$1.90
LAK41,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$4.20
LAK90,866
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.69
LAK14,921
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.49
LAK10,494
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.00
LAK21,662
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$13.03
LAK281,628
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$6.40
LAK138,324
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$2.06
LAK44,624
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$2.07
LAK44,738
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.75
LAK16,102
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.74
LAK16,031
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.96
LAK20,689
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.29
LAK27,861
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.70
LAK15,021
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.45
LAK9,770
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$4.61
LAK99,530
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$53.85
LAK1,163,789
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$28,167.89
LAK608,727,538
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$10.57
LAK228,501
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$8.98
LAK194,139
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$993.83
LAK21,477,308
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$809.30
LAK17,489,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$58.85
LAK1,271,692
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$291.32
LAK6,295,725
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$9,140.14
LAK197,524,828
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$1.11
LAK23,900
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.62
LAK34,988
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$1.78
LAK38,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$66.31
LAK1,433,044
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$2.97
LAK64,226
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$78.60
LAK1,698,563
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$61.45
LAK1,327,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$65.22
LAK1,409,437
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$46.67
LAK1,008,571
|
|
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