Cost of living comparison
Laos is 26.2% more expensive than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.5% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 87.3% more in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 53.8% more in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 69.2% more in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0% more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.1% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 17.8% more in Laos
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Laos are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Laos. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY262.58
|
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY262.61
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY44.61
|
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY16.07
|
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY38.57
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY188.88
|
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY119.75
|
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY53.14
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY91.11
|
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY14.05
|
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY33.16
|
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY15.81
|
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY19.37
|
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.42
|
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY8.08
|
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY167.17
|
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY732.16
|
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,703,054.81
|
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY239.12
|
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY429.62
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY16,826.11
|
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY12,786.11
|
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,689.51
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY15,525.92
|
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY261,918.82
|
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY96.61
|
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY99.61
|
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY72.61
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,380.79
|
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY193.82
|
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,624.10
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,548.23
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,358.27
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,826.65
|
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
|
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