Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.5 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
Vientiane
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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