Cost of living comparison
Laos is 56.0% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 41.9% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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