Cost of living comparison
Laos is 9.2% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Laos instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
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