Laos vs Palestine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Palestine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2165
🏠 One person rent
$778
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$852
💸 GDP per capita
$2067
$3372
😃 Human freedom index
5.15
4
❤️ Life expectancy
69
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
18
🌐 English speaking %
6%
20%
🎓 Higher education
23
53
😀 Quality of life
20
40
🏙️ Population
6.86M
5.23M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1168) is 28% more expensive than in the Palestine ($911). Laos ranked 59th vs 97th for the Palestine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Laos compared to 0.9 months in the Palestine. Ranked 168th and 114th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs the Palestine

We calculate prices for Laos and the Palestine as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 8 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.

Laos Palestine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.04
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$804
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.9
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
14.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$49.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$7.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$4.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9333
$2339

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1163
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$1161
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Luang Prabang
$1253
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Vang Vieng
$1183
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In the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Ashdod
$1837
220K
Gaza
$640
590K
Hebron
$762
215K
Nablus
$877
157K
Ramallah
$996
39K
Qalqilya
$761
41.7K
Dura
$813
28.3K
Bethlehem
$905
36K