Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 60.6% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Laos
Transportation: pay 88.9% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 52.8% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Laos

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Laos are more expensive than in Azerbaijan. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Laos. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Laos.

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Laos vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Azerbaijan, you would:

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$2.23 LAK50,211	-69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$5.35 LAK121K	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$0.79 LAK17,779	-5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$0.46 LAK10,439	-5.7%
Average			-47.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$1.14 LAK25,737	+201.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$12.87 LAK290K	+609.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$6.94 LAK156K	+52.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$1.87 LAK42,101	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$2.81 LAK63,330	+64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.84 LAK18,975	+141.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$0.52 LAK11,662	-23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$1.19 LAK26,832	+113.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$0.69 LAK15,639	+20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.66 LAK14,918	+188.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.49 LAK10,995	+111.7%
Average			+100.9%

Azerbaijan vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.9% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$5.01 LAK113K	+102.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$52.98 LAK1M	+185.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$27,872.00 LAK628M	+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$9.14 LAK206K	+88.3%
Average			+88.9%

Azerbaijan vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$9.51 LAK214K	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$885.68 LAK20M	+169.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$631.74 LAK14M	+205.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$65.79 LAK1M	+90.6%
Average			+151.0%

Azerbaijan vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 52.8% more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$435.49 LAK10M	+90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$9,982.68 LAK225M	+22.4%
Average			+52.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$1.32 LAK29,812	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$1.66 LAK37,366	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$1.78 LAK40,169	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$64.54 LAK1M	+115.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$3.32 LAK74,750	-47.5%
Average			-12.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$48.46 LAK1M	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$62.95 LAK1M	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$64.36 LAK1M	-47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$46.02 LAK1M	-56.3%
Average			-34.4%

Azerbaijan vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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