Laos vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2293
$1274
🏠 One person rent
$603
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1075
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.3
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$349
💸 GDP per capita
$2124
$4181
😃 Human freedom index
5.09
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
69
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
39
🌐 English speaking %
6%
10%
🎓 Higher education
24
70
😀 Quality of life
30
50
🏙️ Population
7.77M
12.3M

The average cost of living in Laos ($984) is 84% more expensive than in Tunisia ($534). Laos ranked 102nd vs 180th for Tunisia 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 0.7 months in Tunisia. Ranked 151st and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Laos and Tunisia 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.9
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$186
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$3.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.8
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9802
$3214

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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 Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$633
603K
Sfax
$487
273K
Sousse
$583
222K
Kairouan
$460
187K
Gabes
$403
116K
Bizerte
$391
143K
Aryanah
$547
123K
Gafsa
$418
121K
La Marsa
$592
93K
Nabeul
$519
84.3K