Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 9.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$8.92
GEL24.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$8.13
GEL22.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$0.84
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$0.44
GEL1.23
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$0.66
GEL1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$3.99
GEL11.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$7.17
GEL20.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$2.30
GEL6.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$2.68
GEL7.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$0.54
GEL1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$0.71
GEL1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$0.67
GEL1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$0.30
GEL0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.34
GEL0.94
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Laos
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$4.38
GEL12.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$14.31
GEL39.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$20,343.17
GEL56,757.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$4.81
GEL13.43
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Laos
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$15.85
GEL44.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$467.69
GEL1,304.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$341.06
GEL951.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$52.84
GEL147.42
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Laos
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$204.64
GEL570.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,209.28
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$1.55
GEL4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$2.53
GEL7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$2.94
GEL8.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$39.97
GEL111.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$5.55
GEL15.49
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$60.56
GEL168.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$44.07
GEL122.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$99.89
GEL278.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$106.19
GEL296.27
|
|
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