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
LBP624,249
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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