Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Laos instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 72.7% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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