Cost of living comparison
Laos is 36.2% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Laos instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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