Cost of living comparison
Laos is 5.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
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