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Laos vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 39.3% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Laos
Housing: pay 15.9% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 46.1% less in Laos

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Laos.

Laos vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$2.08 LAK44,969	-88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$5.54 LAK119,918	-60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.76 LAK16,444	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.50 LAK10,719	-78.3%
Average			-72.5%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.13 LAK24,565	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$13.26 LAK287,052
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.91 LAK149,607	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$2.11 LAK45,585	-62.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.10 LAK45,372	-50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$0.76 LAK16,405	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.75 LAK16,239	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.97 LAK20,985
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$1.30 LAK28,222	-22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.70 LAK15,261	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.46 LAK9,907	-45.5%
Average			-45.9%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.72 LAK102,231
Monthly public transit pass	??	$54.89 LAK1,188,115
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.51 LAK227,448

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pay 15.9% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$9.16 LAK198,197
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	-21.7%
Average			+15.9%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$296.67 LAK6,421,775
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.42 LAK30,727	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.66 LAK35,850	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.98 LAK42,885
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$67.50 LAK1,461,149
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.02 LAK65,430	-51.9%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 46.1% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$65.21 LAK1,411,532
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$47.52 LAK1,028,728
Average			-46.1%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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