Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.1 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$96.50
AED354.43
|
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