Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Swaziland

Swaziland vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 30.8% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Swaziland
Housing: pay 62.3% less in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 36.8% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Swaziland

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Swaziland.

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Swaziland vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$10.22 SZL168.18	+358.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$5.91 SZL97.20	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$1.10 SZL18.05	+39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$0.59 SZL9.64	+26.5%
Average			+117.4%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Laos	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$0.83 SZL13.64	-27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$5.41 SZL88.99	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$5.91 SZL97.32	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$1.80 SZL29.66	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.59 SZL42.61	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$0.80 SZL13.23	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.29 SZL4.78	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.56 SZL9.19	-53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.63 SZL10.32	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.58 SZL9.57	-12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.70 SZL11.44	+42.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Laos	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$4.91 SZL80.87	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	??
Average			-2.0%

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pay 62.3% less for housing

	Laos	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$27.04 SZL444.96	+184.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	-72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$49.01 SZL806.56	-25.5%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 36.8% less for childcare

	Laos	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$6,309.26 SZL104K	-36.8%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$2.10 SZL34.61	+59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$2.55 SZL42.03	+54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$2.79 SZL45.98	+56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$22.53 SZL370.80	-65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$3.61 SZL59.33	+8.7%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Laos	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$34.55 SZL568.57	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$15.02 SZL247.20	-76.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$54.08 SZL889.93	+17.5%
Average			-31.7%

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