Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 48.1% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 38.2% more for childcare
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Laos
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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