Cost of living comparison
Laos is 8.7% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Laos instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR128.85
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR33.01
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR28.81
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR21.06
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR99.60
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR52.71
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.60
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR39.59
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.57
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR7.15
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR86.05
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR291.77
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR588.76
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,535.69
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR14,142.37
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,606.55
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,275.01
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR87,641.94
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR91.18
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR67.98
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR184.96
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,057.28
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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