Cost of living comparison

Belarus

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 42.9% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Laos

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

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Laos vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Belarus	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.13 BYN27.78	$2.23 LAK49,970	-75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 BYN18.42	$5.35 LAK120K	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BYN2.50	$0.79 LAK17,693	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BYN1.62	$0.46 LAK10,388	-12.8%
Average			-50.1%

Belarus vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Belarus	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 BYN2.12	$1.14 LAK25,613	+64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BYN10.97	$12.87 LAK289K	+257.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 BYN10.20	$6.94 LAK156K	+107.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 BYN4.67	$1.87 LAK41,899	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 BYN6.46	$2.81 LAK63,026	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BYN2.00	$0.84 LAK18,884	+28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.50	$0.52 LAK11,606	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BYN2.78	$1.19 LAK26,703	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 BYN3.27	$0.69 LAK15,564	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.83	$0.66 LAK14,846	+143.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 BYN1.09	$0.49 LAK10,942	+35.6%
Average			+41.1%

Belarus vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Belarus	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 BYN9.99	$5.01 LAK112K	+52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 BYN45.02	$52.98 LAK1M	+258.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,373.99 BYN61,982.74	$27,872.00 LAK625M	+36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 BYN16.02	$9.14 LAK205K	+73.5%
Average			+85.1%

Belarus vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Belarus	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 BYN41.98	$9.51 LAK213K	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.81 BYN1,021.62	$885.68 LAK20M	+163.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.01 BYN687.58	$631.74 LAK14M	+179.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.74 BYN148.28	$65.79 LAK1M	+35.0%
Average			+128.3%

Belarus vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Belarus	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$337.47 BYN1,026.67	$435.49 LAK10M	+29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,502.72 BYN53,247.63	$9,982.68 LAK224M	-43.0%
Average			-14.2%

Belarus vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 BYN4.92	$1.32 LAK29,669	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 BYN5.66	$1.66 LAK37,186	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 BYN7.37	$1.78 LAK39,976	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.16 BYN100.87	$64.54 LAK1M	+94.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN13.89	$3.32 LAK74,390	-27.3%
Average			-0.7%

Belarus vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Belarus	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 BYN149.20	$48.46 LAK1M	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.02 BYN133.93	$62.95 LAK1M	+43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.41 BYN317.64	$64.36 LAK1M	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.29 BYN295.97	$46.02 LAK1M	-52.7%
Average			-19.9%

Belarus vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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