Cost of living comparison
Laos is 30.3% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Laos instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.110
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.750
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.700
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.430
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,941.620
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.470
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.570
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.250
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.420
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.100
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 11.3% less for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.260
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,554.660
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.310
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.750
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.310
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.130
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.840
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.690
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
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