Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 51.7% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Laos, you would:
pay 97.4% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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