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
KZT4,112.71
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 77.3% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
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