Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 61.6% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,488
|
$6.73
SAR25.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,946
|
$7.54
SAR28.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,098
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,618
|
$0.25
SAR0.93
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,920
|
$0.94
SAR3.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,974
|
$3.87
SAR14.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,967
|
$6.76
SAR25.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,154
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,269
|
$3.22
SAR12.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,294
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,222
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,935
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,192
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,199
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,886
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,713
|
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,177,616
|
$44.62
SAR167.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK615,959,797
|
$25,543.44
SAR96,011.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK231,216
|
$18.12
SAR68.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK196,446
|
$74.43
SAR279.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,732,479
|
$384.32
SAR1,444.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,697,403
|
$279.56
SAR1,050.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,286,801
|
$85.15
SAR320.06
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,370,525
|
$303.07
SAR1,139.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,871,610
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,791.58
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,184
|
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,403
|
$3.57
SAR13.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,020
|
$7.18
SAR27.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,450,070
|
$98.57
SAR370.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,989
|
$16.63
SAR62.50
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,718,743
|
$42.91
SAR161.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,343,693
|
$58.28
SAR219.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,426,183
|
$91.66
SAR344.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,020,554
|
$78.88
SAR296.49
|
|
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