Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Laos instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
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