Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 33.2% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Laos, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nepal or Laos. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.