Armenia vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Armenia Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2762
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$658
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$1097
$1600
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$224
💸 GDP per capita
$8716
$2075
😃 Human freedom index
7.99
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
28
🌐 English speaking %
8%
6%
🎓 Higher education
51
23
😀 Quality of life
51
19
🏙️ Population
2.93M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Armenia ($1190) is 2% more expensive than in Laos ($1171). Armenia ranked 55th vs 60th for Laos in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Armenia compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 77th and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Armenia vs Laos

We calculate prices for Armenia and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Armenia Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1370
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.1
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.4%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3078
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.67
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.6
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.75
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10834
$9278

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Armenia

City Cost of living Population
Yerevan
$1298
1.05M
Abovyan
$1190
44.4K
Armavir
$1052
38.6K
Kapan
$1051
43.2K
Gyumri
$701
122K
Vanadzor
$807
90.5K
Ashtarak
$1160
21.6K
Masis
$1173
21.4K
Goris
$1050
20.6K
Spitak
$916
15K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1168
948K
Thakhek
$1151
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1251
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1174
25K