Cost of living comparison
Laos is 26.8% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Laos instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 38.3% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 26.6% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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