Laos vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2293
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$603
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1075
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.3
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$57.8
💸 GDP per capita
$2124
$847
😃 Human freedom index
5.09
3.27
❤️ Life expectancy
69
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
15
🌐 English speaking %
6%
4%
🎓 Higher education
24
38
😀 Quality of life
30
17
🏙️ Population
7.77M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Laos ($984) is 75% more expensive than in Syria ($564). Laos ranked 102nd vs 171st for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 151st and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Syria

We calculate prices for Laos and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.47
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.9
$70.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$186
$411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$1.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.8
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$64.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9802
$1780

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$551
2M
Damascus
$706
2.69M
Homs
$390
775K
Hama
$441
697K
Latakia
$446
709K
Raqqa
$518
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$521
272K
Al-Hasakah
$497
188K
Qamishli
$490
184K
Idlib
$559
165K