Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 40.1% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Laos, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$1.72
৳188.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.27
৳29.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 62.9% less for groceries
Laos
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$3.59
৳393.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$2.66
৳290.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$0.99
৳107.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$0.78
৳85.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.34
৳36.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.75
৳81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.25
৳27.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Laos
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$3.62
৳396.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$3.61
৳395.55
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
Laos
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Laos
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$3.65
৳399.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.57
৳172.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.23
৳463.56
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Laos
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
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