Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR436.83
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR969.95
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.11
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.61
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR154.91
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR651.82
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR737.72
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR303.98
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR341.12
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR118.99
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR76.70
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.16
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.55
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.58
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.74
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,039.18
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,879.61
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,642,248.50
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,099.35
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,958.68
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,610.75
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,111.43
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,112.65
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,225.75
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR280,248.39
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR510.27
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR420.68
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR453.17
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR2,990.42
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR962.32
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,809.68
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,247.06
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,461.57
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,246.66
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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