Cost of living comparison
Laos is 26.5% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Zambia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
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