Cost of living comparison
Laos is 99.8% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS61.16
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS86.86
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.46
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.06
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.22
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS46.62
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS33.18
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS16.06
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.53
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.92
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.58
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.90
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.93
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.21
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.25
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.73
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS219,154.21
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.89
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS260.95
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,977.68
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,508.74
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS391.12
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 81.9% more for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,162.03
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS109,791.16
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.23
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.58
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.48
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS329.58
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.97
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS270.12
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS393.46
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS835.84
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS417.92
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
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