Cost of living comparison
Laos is 36.2% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Laos instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,904
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,841
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,009
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,009
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,812
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,264
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,458
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,350
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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