Laos vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1228
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2468
🏠 One person rent
$844
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$388
💸 GDP per capita
$2054
$592
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
68.1
55.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
11
🌐 English speaking %
6%
2%
🎓 Higher education
23
16
😀 Quality of life
25
5
🏙️ Population
6.86M
11M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1228) is 51% more expensive than in Somalia ($811). Laos ranked 48th vs 109th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Laos compared to 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 160th and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Laos and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 4 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.

Laos Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$3.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7.72
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$662
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$89.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$5561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$5.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$21.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$53.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$18.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10025
$1022

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1233
948K
Thakhek
$1184
85K
Luang Prabang
$1212
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1195
25K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$819
2.12M
Baidoa
$805
950K
Hargeisa
$815
760K
Borama
$602
68.1K