Cost of living comparison
Laos is 48.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 77.3% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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