Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.1 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 70.4% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
|
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