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Laos vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 13.5% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 37.3% more in Laos
Housing: pay 68.1% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 92.4% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 40.4% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,100.13	$2.08 LAK44,509	-81.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS12,842.77	$5.54 LAK119K	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,493.32	$0.76 LAK16,275	-56.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,023.42	$0.50 LAK10,610	-65.2%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Argentina	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,776.87	$1.13 LAK24,313	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,464.64	$13.26 LAK284K	+152.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,107.79	$6.91 LAK148K	+38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,349.92	$2.11 LAK45,119	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,277.61	$2.10 LAK44,908	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,462.50	$0.76 LAK16,237	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,287.58	$0.75 LAK16,073	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS902.21	$0.97 LAK20,771	+52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,727.10	$1.30 LAK27,933	+7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS752.66	$0.70 LAK15,104	+33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS733.78	$0.46 LAK9,806	-11.4%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

	Argentina	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,851.07	$4.72 LAK101K	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS32,803.65	$54.89 LAK1M	+137.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39M	$28,639.89 LAK614M	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,023.72	$10.51 LAK225K	-6.9%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 68.1% more for housing

	Argentina	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS34,582.59	$9.16 LAK196K	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS553K	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+157.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS423K	$817.42 LAK18M	+174.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS82,872.15	$59.90 LAK1M	+2.6%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 92.4% more for childcare

	Argentina	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS382K	$296.67 LAK6M	+10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS5M	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+174.5%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,625.64	$1.42 LAK30,412	-44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,488.38	$1.66 LAK35,483	-47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,670.26	$1.98 LAK42,446	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS45,868.19	$67.50 LAK1M	+109.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,565.07	$3.02 LAK64,761	-55.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

	Argentina	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS127K	$50.20 LAK1M	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS113K	$65.21 LAK1M	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS163K	$66.39 LAK1M	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS158K	$47.52 LAK1M	-57.2%
Average			-40.4%

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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 2026

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