Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 56.1% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Laos, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 73.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Laos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 81.4% less for housing
Laos
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Laos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Laos
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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