Cost of living comparison
Laos is 24.8% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Laos instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 38.9% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
|
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