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Laos vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 14.3% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 75.5% more in Laos
Housing: pay 41.4% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 16.9% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,980.41	$2.08 LAK44,966	-80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,985.31	$5.54 LAK119,908	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD350.67	$0.76 LAK16,442	-17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD184.14	$0.50 LAK10,718	+2.5%
Average			-31.1%

Armenia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Armenia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD270.73	$1.13 LAK24,563	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,452.38	$13.26 LAK287,030	+248.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,310.99	$6.91 LAK149,595	+14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD867.16	$2.11 LAK45,582	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,243.31	$2.10 LAK45,369	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD222.88	$0.76 LAK16,404	+29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD276.58	$0.75 LAK16,237	+3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD270.21	$0.97 LAK20,984	+36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD326.07	$1.30 LAK28,220	+52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD142.10	$0.70 LAK15,259	+89.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD129.03	$0.46 LAK9,907	+35.2%
Average			+47.8%

Armenia vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.5% more for transportation

	Armenia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,834.18	$4.72 LAK102,223	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,955.93	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	+133.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,836,835.92	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,406.41	$10.51 LAK227,430	+184.8%
Average			+75.5%

Armenia vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.4% more for housing

	Armenia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,745.07	$9.16 LAK198,182	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD185,259.37	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	+106.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,980.28	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	+129.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,310.47	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	-22.1%
Average			+41.4%

Armenia vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 16.9% more for childcare

	Armenia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,645.67	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	+3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,703,364.67	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	+30.7%
Average			+16.9%

Armenia vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD671.69	$1.42 LAK30,724	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,161.38	$1.66 LAK35,847	-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD912.18	$1.98 LAK42,881	-17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,316.51	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,990.21	$3.02 LAK65,425	-42.1%
Average			-19.5%

Armenia vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Armenia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,954.25	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	-40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,277.30	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,719.07	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	-52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,681.94	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	-54.3%
Average			-30.9%

Armenia 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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