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Laos vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 16.4% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 18.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 38.7% more in Laos
Housing: pay 88.6% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 9.4% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 16.8% more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.16	$2.08 LAK44,536	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN15.00	$5.54 LAK119K	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$0.76 LAK16,285	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.49	$0.50 LAK10,616	-43.7%
Average			-50.6%

Bulgaria vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.2% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.59	$1.13 LAK24,328	+21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.24	$13.26 LAK284K	+171.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.26	$6.91 LAK148K	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.13	$2.11 LAK45,146	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.69	$2.10 LAK44,935	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$0.76 LAK16,247	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$0.75 LAK16,082	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$0.97 LAK20,783	+18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$1.30 LAK27,950	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.70 LAK15,113	+38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.79	$0.46 LAK9,812	-1.7%
Average			+18.2%

Bulgaria vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.7% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.83	$4.72 LAK101K	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.42	$54.89 LAK1M	+129.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,386.69	$28,639.89 LAK614M	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.57	$10.51 LAK225K	+53.5%
Average			+38.7%

Bulgaria vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 88.6% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.20	$9.16 LAK196K	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN584.97	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+190.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN434.26	$817.42 LAK18M	+218.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.81	$59.90 LAK1M	-23.8%
Average			+88.6%

Bulgaria vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 9.4% more for childcare

	Bulgaria	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN603.66	$296.67 LAK6M	-16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,538.22	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+35.8%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$1.42 LAK30,431	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$1.66 LAK35,504	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.17	$1.98 LAK42,471	-45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.49	$67.50 LAK1M	+113.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.45	$3.02 LAK64,799	-59.0%
Average			-6.2%

Bulgaria vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.93	$50.20 LAK1M	+2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.87	$65.21 LAK1M	+125.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN142.24	$66.39 LAK1M	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.66	$47.52 LAK1M	-39.5%
Average			+16.8%

Bulgaria vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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