Cost of living comparison
Laos is 14.5% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Laos instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
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