Cost of living comparison
Laos is 13.1% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Laos instead of Oman, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 85.5% more for groceries
Oman
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
Oman
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Oman
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Oman
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Oman
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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