Breakfast in Laos, a bowl of rice is about 20,000 kip, about 16 RMB. One dish and one soup for lunch is about 90,000 kip, which is about RMB 72 yuan. In terms of transportation, take DuDu as an example, the starting price is 30,000 kip, which is about RMB 24 yuan.
Most local workers in Laos earn 50,000 to 80,000 yuan a day, which is about RMB from 40 yuan to 64 yuan. Although the labor force is cheap, the overall consumption in Laos is still quite high. A beer, 8 yuan. If you go to a restaurant opened by China people in Laos, you should have a meal and a table in 800 yuan. In China, 400 yuan is about the same.
Reasons for the high consumption level in Laos
There are many people and few mountains in Laos, and the per capita arable land and mountains are much more than those in China. In some places, people rely on mountains to eat. If a family has a mountain, they may be rich. These mountainous areas where rubber trees can be planted will bring them considerable income. Since there is no money or can't plant, it can also be subcontracted to others.
Of course, there are poor people. If you have been to Laos, you will find that most of the houses in rural Laos are made of wood or bamboo buildings, and the people sitting in these houses are generally people who have no money. In Laos, steel prices are much more expensive than in China. It is precisely because of the high cost that houses in Laos are short and short. It is their lifelong wish to have a beautiful house.