Cost of living comparison

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Laos vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 52.9% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants
pay 27.0% less in Laos
Groceries
pay 12.2% less in Laos
Transportation
pay 2.1% more in Laos
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Laos
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.3% more in Laos

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

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Laos vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 27.0% less for restaurants

 
Burundi
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
BIF11,548
$2.23
LAK50,211
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.81
BIF11,426
$5.35
LAK121K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
BIF5,269
$0.79
LAK17,779
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pay 12.2% less for groceries

 
Burundi
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.01
BIF6,014
$1.14
LAK25,737
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.16
BIF12,480
$12.87
LAK290K
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
BIF11,382
$6.94
LAK156K
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pay 2.1% more for transportation

 
Burundi
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.04
BIF15,118
$5.01
LAK113K
Monthly public transit pass $30.09
BIF90,206
$52.98
LAK1M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,872.00
LAK628M
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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Burundi
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $67.62
BIF203K
$9.51
LAK214K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.02
BIF1M
$885.68
LAK20M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $90.78
BIF272K
$631.74
LAK14M
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Burundi
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $99.93
BIF300K
$435.49
LAK10M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,992.86
BIF30M
$9,982.68
LAK225M
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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burundi
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.17
BIF6,501
$1.32
LAK29,812
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
BIF9,075
$1.66
LAK37,366
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $1.78
LAK40,169
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burundi
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $48.46
LAK1M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $62.95
LAK1M
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $64.36
LAK1M
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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