Laos is 58.4% more expensive than Sudan.

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

pay 8.7% more for restaurants

 
Sudan
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SDG2,930.00
$2.73
₭57,023
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
$5.00
₭104,518
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.52
SDG304.46
$0.82
₭17,182

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pay 59.7% more for groceries

 
Sudan
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
SDG550.84
$1.52
₭31,693
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.05
SDG1,787.72
$5.94
₭124,268
Milk (1 gallon) $5.72
SDG3,353.29
$9.92
₭207,289

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

 
Sudan
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.23
SDG2,478.16
$4.46
₭93,162
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SDG11,720.00
$5.94
₭124,268
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812

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pay 75.2% more for housing

 
Sudan
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
$168.24
₭3,516,785
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $520.00
SDG304,720.49
$553.97
₭11,579,994
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.60
SDG136,890.59
$228.82
₭4,783,231

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pay 92.3% more for childcare

 
Sudan
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $69.33
SDG40,625.72
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sudan
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SDG1,172.00
$1.23
₭25,653
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.32
SDG1,361.20
$2.02
₭42,132
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
$1.84
₭38,552

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Sudan
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
$93.14
₭1,946,868
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
$50.63
₭1,058,351
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
$124.25
₭2,597,207

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