Cost of living comparison
Iran is 7.8% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Iran instead of Laos, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Laos
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Laos
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Laos
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Laos
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
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