Cost of living comparison
Laos is 57.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 91.8% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
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