Cost of living comparison
Laos is 49.3% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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