Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 1.9% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Laos
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Laos
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Laos
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Laos
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Laos
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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