Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 44.4% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 58.2% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 46.4% more in Laos

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Laos are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Laos.

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Laos vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.0% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$2.23 LAK50,211	-78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$5.35 LAK121K	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.79 LAK17,779	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.46 LAK10,439	-20.9%
Average			-54.0%

Swaziland vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$1.14 LAK25,737	+37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$12.87 LAK290K	+138.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$6.94 LAK156K	+17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$1.87 LAK42,101	+3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$2.81 LAK63,330	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$0.84 LAK18,975	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.52 LAK11,662	+78.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$1.19 LAK26,832	+113.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.69 LAK15,639	+10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.66 LAK14,918	+13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.49 LAK10,995	-29.8%
Average			+28.1%

Swaziland vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$5.01 LAK113K	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$52.98 LAK1M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,872.00 LAK628M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.14 LAK206K
Average			+2.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$9.51 LAK214K	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$885.68 LAK20M	+226.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$631.74 LAK14M	+258.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$65.79 LAK1M	+34.2%
Average			+165.4%

Swaziland vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 58.2% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$435.49 LAK10M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$9,982.68 LAK225M	+58.2%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$1.32 LAK29,812	-37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$1.66 LAK37,366	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$1.78 LAK40,169	-36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$64.54 LAK1M	+186.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$3.32 LAK74,750	-8.0%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 46.4% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$48.46 LAK1M	+40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$62.95 LAK1M	+319.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$64.36 LAK1M	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$46.02 LAK1M	-14.9%
Average			+46.4%

Swaziland vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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