Cost of living comparison
Libya is 34.7% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Libya instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Laos
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Laos
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Laos
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Laos
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Laos
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
|
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