Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 24.3% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$3.13
TND9.930
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$0.63
TND1.990
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.27
TND0.870
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$4.92
TND15.620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$1.78
TND5.660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$2.36
TND7.500
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$1.33
TND4.220
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$0.48
TND1.530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$3.00
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$9.30
TND29.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$2.64
TND8.380
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$193.39
TND613.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$130.14
TND413.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$78.96
TND250.600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$1.37
TND4.350
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$0.81
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$27.05
TND85.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$4.08
TND12.950
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$66.30
TND210.410
|
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