Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Niue instead of Laos, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Niue
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Niue
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Niue
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Laos
|
Niue
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Niue
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Niue
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Niue
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
?? |
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