Cost of living comparison
Laos is 46.8% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$2.73
₭58,384
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.82
₭17,592
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.51
₭10,971
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$9.92
₭212,234
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$1.94
₭41,489
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$2.15
₭45,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.85
₭18,178
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$1.38
₭29,464
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$1.85
₭39,602
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.10
₭23,573
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$1.01
₭21,667
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$4.46
₭95,385
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$1.23
₭26,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$2.02
₭43,137
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 41.7% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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