Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Laos instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 19.3% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
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