Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.1 times more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
Azerbaijan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.34
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
AZN0.80
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
AZN0.42
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Azerbaijan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
AZN0.55
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
AZN3.88
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
AZN6.06
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
AZN2.32
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
AZN3.34
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
AZN1.19
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
AZN0.99
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AZN0.86
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
AZN0.48
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
AZN0.36
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Azerbaijan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.19
AZN3.73
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.86
AZN18.47
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,088.24
AZN29,050.00
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.72
AZN8.02
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Azerbaijan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.71
AZN28.41
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$188.79
AZN320.95
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.45
AZN235.37
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.07
AZN71.52
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
Azerbaijan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,777.17
AZN6,421.19
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Azerbaijan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
AZN1.84
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
AZN3.38
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
AZN5.02
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.17
AZN42.79
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
AZN6.75
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 81.8% more for clothing
Azerbaijan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.92
AZN49.16
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.41
AZN56.80
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.94
AZN120.60
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.06
AZN97.00
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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