Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.4 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Israel instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Laos
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 76.3% more for housing
Laos
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Laos
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
Laos
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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