Cost of living comparison
Laos is 18.7% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Laos instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.03
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.68
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.98
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.38
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.47
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.23
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.18
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.06
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.48
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,053.78
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.14
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$87.92
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,429.93
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,198.94
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.22
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,043.84
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,617.56
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.77
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.32
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.67
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.24
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.59
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.24
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.01
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$162.89
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.55
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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