Cost of living comparison
Laos is 72.5% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Laos instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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