Cost of living comparison
Laos is 79.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Laos instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 38.1% more for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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