Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.2 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Laos instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 76.3% more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
$2.73
LAK58,159
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
$0.82
LAK17,524
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
$0.51
LAK10,929
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
$1.52
LAK32,324
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
$9.92
LAK211,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
$1.96
LAK41,847
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
$1.94
LAK41,330
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
$2.15
LAK45,735
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
$0.85
LAK18,108
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
$1.38
LAK29,351
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
$1.85
LAK39,449
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
$1.10
LAK23,482
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
$1.01
LAK21,584
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
$4.46
LAK95,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
$553.97
LAK11,810,627
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
$228.82
LAK4,878,497
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
$1.23
LAK26,164
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
$2.02
LAK42,971
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
$1.84
LAK39,319
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
|
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