Cost of living comparison
Laos is 37.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Laos instead of Israel, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Israel
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Israel
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Israel
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Israel
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Israel
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
|
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