Cost of living comparison
Laos is 31.1% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.1% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 31.2% more in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 0.5% less in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 89.2% more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.3% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 14.2% less in Laos
The cost of transportation, childcare, and groceries in Laos are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Laos. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB798.14
|
$1.90
LAK41,063
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB829.44
|
$4.20
LAK91,004
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB104.42
|
$0.69
LAK14,943
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.80
|
$0.49
LAK10,510
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB159.84
|
$1.00
LAK21,695
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB645.63
|
$13.03
LAK282,056
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB808.60
|
$6.40
LAK138,534
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB352.40
|
$2.06
LAK44,692
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB751.08
|
$2.07
LAK44,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB439.16
|
$0.75
LAK16,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.36
|
$0.74
LAK16,056
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB143.43
|
$0.96
LAK20,720
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.42
|
$1.29
LAK27,904
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.41
|
$0.70
LAK15,044
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB105.64
|
$0.45
LAK9,785
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB649.12
|
$4.61
LAK99,681
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,330.24
|
$53.85
LAK1,165,558
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,325,591.40
|
$28,167.89
LAK609,652,742
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB487.53
|
$10.57
LAK228,849
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,769.22
|
$8.98
LAK194,435
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB85,813.56
|
$993.83
LAK21,509,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,234.72
|
$809.30
LAK17,516,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,606.44
|
$58.85
LAK1,273,625
|
|
pay 89.2% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,837.87
|
$291.32
LAK6,305,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,841,955.56
|
$9,140.14
LAK197,825,045
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB133.02
|
$1.11
LAK23,937
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB152.94
|
$1.62
LAK35,041
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB532.09
|
$1.78
LAK38,621
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,051.28
|
$66.31
LAK1,435,222
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB891.26
|
$2.97
LAK64,324
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,429.48
|
$78.60
LAK1,701,144
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,998.94
|
$61.45
LAK1,329,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,478.66
|
$65.22
LAK1,411,579
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,872.61
|
$46.67
LAK1,010,104
|
|
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