Cost of living comparison
Laos is 57.9% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Laos instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 75.5% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 83.3% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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