Cost of living comparison
Laos is 23.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Laos instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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