Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Laos instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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