Laos vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2293
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$603
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$1075
$355
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.3
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$126
💸 GDP per capita
$2124
$1080
😃 Human freedom index
5.09
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
69
57.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
9
🌐 English speaking %
6%
40%
🎓 Higher education
24
20
😀 Quality of life
30
3
🏙️ Population
7.77M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Laos ($984) is 95% more expensive than in South Sudan ($506). Laos ranked 102nd vs 187th for South Sudan 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 0.2 months in South Sudan. Ranked 151st and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Laos and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.9
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
12.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$186
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$6.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.8
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9802
$4017

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In Laos

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

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$513
500K
Wau
$505
321K
Bor
$505
315K
Malakal
$494
147K
Yambio
$494
130K