Cost of living comparison
Laos is 21.3% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Laos instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.21
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.87
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.42
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
|
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