Cost of living comparison
Laos is 55.1% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
₾23.73
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
₾20.99
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
₾2.08
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₾1.03
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
₾10.61
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₾19.88
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
₾6.28
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
₾7.78
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₾1.64
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₾2.14
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₾1.89
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
₾2.26
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
₾1.04
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
₾0.95
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 79.3% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
₾13.04
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
₾33.12
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
₾48,762.72
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₾14.60
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
₾48.62
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
₾1,371.35
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
₾958.64
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
₾153.40
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
₾422.41
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
₾7,773.63
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
₾3.65
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
₾6.17
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
₾8.02
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
₾122.87
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
₾15.65
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
₾205.77
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
₾163.13
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
₾331.76
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
₾342.68
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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