Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 1.7% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Laos, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
|
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