Cost of living comparison
Russia is 15.2% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Russia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 59.1% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
|
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