Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.7% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Laos instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.39
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.46
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.17
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.68
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.51
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.10
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.87
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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