Cost of living comparison
Laos is 22.2% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Laos instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,062
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,237
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF264
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF247
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF747
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF458
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF693
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF898
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF186
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF343
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF333
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF316
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF170
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF152
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF559
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,424
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,993,544
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,616
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
New Caledonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,671
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,678
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF75,273
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF18,020
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,866
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF928
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF583
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,011
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,542
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,315
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,827
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,562
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,538
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,983
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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