Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Laos instead of Iran, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
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