Cost of living comparison
Laos is 38.4% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Laos instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 90.7% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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