Cost of living comparison
Laos is 18.7% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Laos instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.36
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.85
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.52
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.56
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.30
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.19
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.86
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,536.09
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.47
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.95
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,446.73
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,213.02
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.15
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,056.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,812.78
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.88
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.38
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.12
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.03
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.80
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.53
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.84
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.81
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.73
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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