Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.5 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$13.47
NZ$23.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$8.81
NZ$15.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$2.16
NZ$3.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$1.94
NZ$3.44
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$1.86
NZ$3.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$3.77
NZ$6.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$6.55
NZ$11.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$5.92
NZ$10.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$4.25
NZ$7.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$1.15
NZ$2.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$1.04
NZ$1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$1.31
NZ$2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$2.31
NZ$4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.90
NZ$1.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.83
NZ$1.47
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$6.26
NZ$11.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$69.15
NZ$122.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$24,735.85
NZ$43,733.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$17.90
NZ$31.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$51.16
NZ$90.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$1,007.66
NZ$1,781.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$809.64
NZ$1,431.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$91.68
NZ$162.09
|
|
pay 63.3% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$611.89
NZ$1,081.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$10,661.07
NZ$18,849.14
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$6.10
NZ$10.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$3.30
NZ$5.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$22.88
NZ$40.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$38.53
NZ$68.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$10.92
NZ$19.30
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$65.31
NZ$115.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$40.78
NZ$72.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$93.71
NZ$165.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$121.74
NZ$215.25
|
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