Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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