Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.5 times more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 30.4% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 63.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Laos	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK40,977	$13.47 NZ$23.51	+610.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK90,813	$8.81 NZ$15.37	+109.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,912	$2.16 NZ$3.78	+213.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,488	$1.94 NZ$3.39	+300.5%
Average			+308.4%

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Laos	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,650	$1.86 NZ$3.25	+86.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK281,464	$3.77 NZ$6.58	-71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,243	$6.55 NZ$11.42	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,598	$5.92 NZ$10.34	+186.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,712	$4.25 NZ$7.42	+105.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,093	$1.15 NZ$2.00	+54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,022	$1.04 NZ$1.82	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,677	$1.31 NZ$2.28	+36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,845	$2.31 NZ$4.03	+79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,012	$0.90 NZ$1.57	+29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,764	$0.83 NZ$1.45	+83.8%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

	Laos	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,472	$6.26 NZ$10.93	+36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,163,111	$69.15 NZ$120.69	+28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK608,372,915	$24,735.85 NZ$43,169.03	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK228,368	$17.90 NZ$31.24	+69.3%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Laos	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,026	$51.16 NZ$89.28	+469.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,464,796	$1,007.66 NZ$1,758.58	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,479,421	$809.64 NZ$1,412.98
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,270,951	$91.68 NZ$159.99	+55.8%
Average			+175.5%

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pay 63.3% more for childcare

	Laos	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,292,058	$611.89 NZ$1,067.87	+110.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK197,409,757	$10,661.07 NZ$18,605.71	+16.6%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,886	$6.10 NZ$10.64	+451.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK34,967	$3.30 NZ$5.76	+104.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,540	$22.88 NZ$39.93	+1182.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,432,209	$38.53 NZ$67.24	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,189	$10.92 NZ$19.05	+267.3%
Average			+392.5%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Laos	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,697,573	$65.31 NZ$113.97	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,327,143	$40.78 NZ$71.18	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,408,616	$93.71 NZ$163.54	+43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,007,984	$121.74 NZ$212.47	+160.9%
Average			+38.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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