Cost of living comparison

compared to

Iran is 25.3% cheaper than Laos.

If you lived in Iran instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 35.8% more for restaurants

 
Laos
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.85
LAK40,575
$3.82
IRR160,621
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.45
LAK97,473
$3.47
IRR145,980
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
LAK17,023
$0.78
IRR32,834

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

 
Laos
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
LAK22,295
$0.56
IRR23,531
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.08
LAK308,600
$2.14
IRR90,245
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
LAK144,656
$2.87
IRR120,909

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

 
Laos
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
LAK102,018
$2.31
IRR97,144
Monthly public transit pass $50.97
LAK1,117,340
$11.56
IRR486,497
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671

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pay 46.7% less for housing

 
Laos
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.22
LAK223,954
$13.08
IRR550,644
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $818.32
LAK17,937,925
$243.70
IRR10,257,770

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pay 80.3% less for childcare

 
Laos
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $342.92
LAK7,516,910
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Laos
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.15
LAK25,177
$0.81
IRR34,265
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
LAK36,862
$1.26
IRR53,168
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.82
LAK39,939
$1.97
IRR82,874

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

 
Laos
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
$107.71
IRR4,533,978

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