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Laos vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 12.8% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Laos
Housing: pay 43.5% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Laos

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in Laos are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Laos. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Laos.

Laos vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Albania	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL789	$2.08 LAK44,966	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL714	$5.54 LAK119,908	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL146	$0.76 LAK16,442	-57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.50 LAK10,718	-40.6%
Average			-53.0%

Albania vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Albania	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.13 LAK24,563	+10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL445	$13.26 LAK287,030	+145.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL649	$6.91 LAK149,595	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL264	$2.11 LAK45,582	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL269	$2.10 LAK45,369	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL53	$0.76 LAK16,404	+17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL93	$0.75 LAK16,237	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$0.97 LAK20,984	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.30 LAK28,220	+97.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.70 LAK15,259	+38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL43	$0.46 LAK9,907	-13.0%
Average			+19.2%

Albania vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Albania	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL681	$4.72 LAK102,223	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,597	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	+183.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,548	$10.51 LAK227,430	-66.0%
Average			+16.4%

Albania vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.5% more for housing

	Albania	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,366	$9.16 LAK198,182	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL42,933	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	+92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,442	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	+128.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,068	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	-2.7%
Average			+43.5%

Albania vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Albania	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,446	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	+69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	+134.6%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL202	$1.42 LAK30,724	-42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL160	$1.66 LAK35,847	-14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL354	$1.98 LAK42,881	-53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,328	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL630	$3.02 LAK65,425	-60.5%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Albania	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,462	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,275	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	+63.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,778	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,450	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	-65.8%
Average			-9.8%

Albania vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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