Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 15.6% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Laos
Housing: pay 15.3% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 36.5% less in Laos

The cost of housing and groceries in Laos are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Laos.

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Laos vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$2.23 LAK50,211	-73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$5.35 LAK121K	-43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$0.79 LAK17,779	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.46 LAK10,439	-46.9%
Average			-61.5%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$1.14 LAK25,737	+34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$12.87 LAK290K	+132.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.94 LAK156K	+13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$1.87 LAK42,101	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$2.81 LAK63,330	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$0.84 LAK18,975	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.52 LAK11,662	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.19 LAK26,832	+59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$0.69 LAK15,639	+53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.66 LAK14,918	+59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.49 LAK10,995	-31.5%
Average			+7.4%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$5.01 LAK113K	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$52.98 LAK1M	-31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$27,872.00 LAK628M	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$9.14 LAK206K	-49.2%
Average			-24.6%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.3% more for housing

	Lebanon	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$9.51 LAK214K	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$885.68 LAK20M	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$631.74 LAK14M	+81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$65.79 LAK1M	-62.9%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$435.49 LAK10M	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$9,982.68 LAK225M	+42.2%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$1.32 LAK29,812	-73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$1.66 LAK37,366	-61.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$1.78 LAK40,169	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$64.54 LAK1M	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$3.32 LAK74,750	-66.8%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 36.5% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$48.46 LAK1M	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$62.95 LAK1M	+27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$64.36 LAK1M	-53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$46.02 LAK1M	-61.7%
Average			-36.5%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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