Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.5 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
|
pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
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