Jordan vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$933
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$2293
🏠 One person rent
$346
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$576
$1075
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$202
💸 GDP per capita
$4618
$2124
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
5.09
❤️ Life expectancy
77.8
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
34
🌐 English speaking %
45%
6%
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
59
30
🏙️ Population
11.6M
7.77M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($933) is 5% less expensive than in Laos ($984). Jordan ranked 109th vs 102nd 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 0.4 months in Jordan compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 71st and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Laos

We calculate prices for Jordan and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 8 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.

Jordan Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.76
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$55.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$8.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.54
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$449
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6804
$9802

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Cities Comparison in Jordan vs Laos

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1032
4.01M
Irbid
$771
1.91M
Aqaba
$818
140K
Al-Salt
$538
108K
Jerash
$745
50.7K
Al-Karak
$742
32.2K
Ma'an
$856
30K
Tafilah
$686
23.5K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$968
948K
Thakhek
$968
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1261
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1033
25K