Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 97.9% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Laos
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$5.82
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$3.53
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Laos
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$21.98
€20.40
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Laos
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$924.34
€857.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$738.82
€685.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Laos
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$424.84
€394.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$3.30
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$54.49
€50.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
pay 62.7% more for clothing
Laos
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$111.40
€103.35
|
|
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