Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 16.8% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Laos, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
$5.80
UAH240.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
$5.14
UAH212.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
$0.58
UAH24.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
$0.59
UAH24.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
$3.76
UAH155.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
$3.67
UAH152.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
$1.58
UAH65.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
$1.68
UAH69.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
$0.66
UAH27.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
$0.65
UAH27.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
$0.80
UAH32.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
$4.89
UAH202.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
$10.29
UAH426.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,937.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
$3.85
UAH159.34
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
$5.34
UAH221.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
$273.41
UAH11,319.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
$187.56
UAH7,765.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
$56.79
UAH2,351.16
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
$271.83
UAH11,253.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,591.45
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
$0.94
UAH39.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
$1.03
UAH42.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
$2.19
UAH90.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
$20.50
UAH848.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
$3.71
UAH153.66
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
$46.28
UAH1,916.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
$74.32
UAH3,076.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
$81.41
UAH3,370.36
|
|
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