Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Laos instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$2.73
₭57,023
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$0.82
₭17,182
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$9.92
₭207,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$4.46
₭93,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$1.23
₭25,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$2.02
₭42,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
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