Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 49.0% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Laos, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$6.74
KWD2.080
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$6.31
KWD1.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$46.98
KWD14.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,966.350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$27.59
KWD8.510
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
Laos
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$34.41
KWD10.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$792.17
KWD244.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$675.48
KWD208.280
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$36.14
KWD11.140
|
|
pay 12.7% more for childcare
Laos
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$303.70
KWD93.640
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,561.130
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$105.23
KWD32.450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$12.22
KWD3.770
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Laos
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$49.85
KWD15.370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$46.01
KWD14.190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$97.17
KWD29.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$86.91
KWD26.800
|
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