Cost of living comparison
Laos is 14.5% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Laos instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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