Cost of living comparison
Laos is 18.4% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Laos instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 16.2% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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