Cost of living comparison
Laos is 9.6% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Laos instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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