Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.3 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Laos instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 97.1% more for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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