Cost of living comparison
Laos is 69.1% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Laos instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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