Cost of living comparison
Syria is 1.7% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Syria instead of Laos, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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