Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.3 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Russia, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽722.53
|
$2.73
₭57,852
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.08
|
$0.82
₭17,432
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.24
|
$0.51
₭10,871
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽410.80
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽324.46
|
$9.92
₭210,301
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽166.95
|
$1.94
₭41,111
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.45
|
$2.15
₭45,494
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.15
|
$0.85
₭18,012
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.80
|
$1.38
₭29,196
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.16
|
$1.85
₭39,241
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.74
|
$1.10
₭23,358
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.61
|
$1.01
₭21,470
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽221.51
|
$4.46
₭94,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
$5.94
₭126,074
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽318.01
|
$13.89
₭294,563
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽144.96
|
$1.23
₭26,026
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽161.66
|
$2.02
₭42,744
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
$34.22
₭725,658
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽379.03
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Russia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
$44.78
₭949,759
|
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