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Luang Prabang vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 12.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% more in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 66.6% more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 27.2% more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 62.3% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Luang Prabang

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Luang Prabang are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luang Prabang instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 32.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$1.85 LAK40,115	-56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.92	$5.54 LAK120K	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.32	$0.90 LAK19,538	+87.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.57 LAK12,489	+87.3%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.80	$1.10 LAK23,949	-35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.62	$12.58 LAK273K	+68.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.91	$6.50 LAK141K	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.28	$2.40 LAK52,143	+35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.58	$1.20 LAK26,072	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.79	$0.62 LAK13,469	-36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.32	$1.00 LAK21,726	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.53	$1.00 LAK21,726	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.16	$2.00 LAK43,453	+232.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.41	$0.67 LAK14,557	+92.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.45 LAK9,777	+9.1%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 66.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.11	$4.27 LAK92,687	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.03	$59.59 LAK1M	+88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$28,543.54 LAK620M	+56.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.98	$10.16 LAK221K	+119.5%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 27.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.38	$6.92 LAK150K	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,464.19	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,486.38	$850.11 LAK18M	+68.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥271.40	$64.60 LAK1M	+64.5%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,912.70	$254.79 LAK6M	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-60.4%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.75	$1.34 LAK29,079	+19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.06	$1.58 LAK34,348	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.07	$2.00 LAK43,453	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥399.75	$84.48 LAK2M	+46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.14	$2.49 LAK54,024	-70.4%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥430.60	$72.71 LAK2M	+16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥251.40	$61.17 LAK1M	+68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥564.98	$74.56 LAK2M	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥729.41	$52.86 LAK1M	-49.9%
Average			+6.6%

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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: April 2026

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