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Luang Prabang vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 34.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 28.7% less in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Luang Prabang

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luang Prabang instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 65.4% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$1.85 LAK40,115	-87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$5.54 LAK120K	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.90 LAK19,538	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.57 LAK12,489	-70.9%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.10 LAK23,949	-44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$12.58 LAK273K	+212.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$6.50 LAK141K	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$2.40 LAK52,143	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$1.20 LAK26,072	-74.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$0.62 LAK13,469	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$1.00 LAK21,726	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.00 LAK21,726	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$2.00 LAK43,453	-13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.67 LAK14,557	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.45 LAK9,777	-33.6%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

	Wellington	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$4.27 LAK92,687	-30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	$59.59 LAK1M	-45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$10.16 LAK221K	-30.2%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$6.92 LAK150K	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$1,142.50 LAK25M	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$850.11 LAK18M	-22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$64.60 LAK1M	-40.9%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$254.79 LAK6M	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-24.7%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$1.34 LAK29,079	-79.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$1.58 LAK34,348	-55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$2.00 LAK43,453	-92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$84.48 LAK2M	+147.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$2.49 LAK54,024	-78.4%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$72.71 LAK2M	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$61.17 LAK1M	+31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$74.56 LAK2M	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$52.86 LAK1M	-63.9%
Average			-15.5%

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