Cost of living comparison
Laos is 6.6% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Laos instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 35.9% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
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