Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 1.7% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Laos, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,742
|
$6.24
TRY201.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK95,472
|
$6.07
TRY195.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,674
|
$1.14
TRY36.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,016
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,838
|
$0.69
TRY22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$3.56
TRY114.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$2.89
TRY93.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK45,112
|
$1.43
TRY46.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK45,211
|
$2.52
TRY81.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$0.43
TRY13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,173
|
$0.59
TRY18.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,940
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,122
|
$0.35
TRY11.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,271
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,880
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,924
|
$4.52
TRY145.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$18.83
TRY607.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,937.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK303,852
|
$6.53
TRY210.69
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK219,356
|
$10.43
TRY336.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,633,636
|
$399.75
TRY12,894.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,569,678
|
$359.90
TRY11,609.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.84
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$278.07
TRY8,969.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,803.42
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,660
|
$2.38
TRY76.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,105
|
$2.28
TRY73.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,119
|
$1.80
TRY58.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$4.42
TRY142.55
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Laos
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$45.31
TRY1,461.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$37.21
TRY1,200.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$80.01
TRY2,580.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$73.48
TRY2,370.14
|
|
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