Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Laos instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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