Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 92.3% more for childcare
Sudan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
|
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