Cost of living comparison
Laos is 40.5% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Laos instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$2.73
₭57,023
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.82
₭17,182
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.51
₭10,715
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$9.92
₭207,289
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$1.94
₭40,522
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$2.15
₭44,842
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.85
₭17,754
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.38
₭28,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$1.85
₭38,679
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$1.10
₭23,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$1.01
₭21,163
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.46
₭93,162
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$5.94
₭124,268
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$13.89
₭290,344
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.23
₭25,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.02
₭42,132
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$34.22
₭715,263
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$44.78
₭936,154
|
|
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