Belarus vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1482
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$247
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$228
💸 GDP per capita
$7829
$2067
😃 Human freedom index
5.32
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
73.1
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
33
🌐 English speaking %
12%
6%
🎓 Higher education
65
23
😀 Quality of life
50
20
🏙️ Population
9.16M
6.86M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($562) is 52% less expensive than in Laos ($1168). Belarus ranked 169th vs 59th 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 1 months in Belarus compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 79th and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Laos

We calculate prices for Belarus 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.

Belarus Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$1628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.45%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.25
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.12
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$84.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9284
$9333

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In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$727
1.99M
Gomel
$440
501K
Vitebsk
$300
358K
Brest
$469
344K
Grodno
$385
361K
Mogilev
$474
353K
Babruysk
$438
207K
Baranavichy
$517
171K
Barysaw
$570
136K
Pinsk
$435
124K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1163
948K
Thakhek
$1161
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1253
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1183
25K