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
TJS60.01
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 81.9% more for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
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