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
LAK41,360
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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