Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.2 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Laos instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 76.3% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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