Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.3 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Russia, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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