Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 36.8% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$2.31
TND7.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$4.31
TND13.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$1.72
TND5.400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$1.86
TND5.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$0.83
TND2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$2.72
TND8.560
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$10.84
TND34.090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$2.62
TND8.240
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$167.41
TND526.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$128.64
TND404.440
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$1.22
TND3.830
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$25.01
TND78.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$4.59
TND14.420
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Laos
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$57.48
TND180.710
|
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