Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 67.1% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,384
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,592
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,971
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
Laos
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭212,234
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,489
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,912
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,178
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,464
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,602
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,573
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,667
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭95,385
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
?? | |
pay 2.4% less for housing
Laos
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Laos
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,265
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭43,137
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
?? | |
pay 60.3% less for clothing
Laos
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
?? | |
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