Laos vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$778
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$2067
$477
😃 Human freedom index
5.15
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
69
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
13
🌐 English speaking %
6%
9%
🎓 Higher education
23
25
😀 Quality of life
20
12
🏙️ Population
6.86M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1168) is 123% more expensive than in Yemen ($524). Laos ranked 59th vs 177th for Yemen 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 Yemen. Ranked 168th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Laos and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$804
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.9
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.8
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$77.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9333
$2713

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Laos vs Yemen

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1163
948K
Thakhek
$1161
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1253
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1183
25K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$546
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$505
618K
Taiz
$507
615K
Aden
$503
507K
Ibb
$496
351K
Dhamar
$486
160K
Mukalla
$484
144K
Sayyan
$481
70K
Sa'dah
$482
70.2K
Zabid
$482
50.8K