Cost of living comparison
Laos is 6.6% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Laos instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 35.9% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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