Cost of living comparison
Laos is 11.2% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Laos instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,752.040
|
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.860
|
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.410
|
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.740
|
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.890
|
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
|
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