Cost of living comparison
Laos is 29.5% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Laos instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 31.2% more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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