Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 43.3% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Laos, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 62.3% less for clothing
Laos
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
|
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