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Laos vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 17.6% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Laos
Housing: pay 52.0% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.62 CVE724.49	$2.08 LAK44,969	-72.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.18 CVE682.70	$5.54 LAK119,918	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CVE217.07	$0.76 LAK16,444	-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE113.14	$0.50 LAK10,719	-58.4%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 CVE176.13	$1.13 LAK24,565	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.18 CVE872.32	$13.26 LAK287,052	+44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 CVE534.56	$6.91 LAK149,607	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 CVE251.54	$2.11 LAK45,585	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 CVE367.35	$2.10 LAK45,372	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 CVE151.87	$0.76 LAK16,405	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE111.52	$0.75 LAK16,239	-36.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 CVE141.13	$0.97 LAK20,985	-34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 CVE194.46	$1.30 LAK28,222	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CVE57.16	$0.70 LAK15,261	+17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 CVE76.81	$0.46 LAK9,907	-43.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 CVE589.23	$4.72 LAK102,231	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.66 CVE2,915.18	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	+79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41 CVE1,750.16	$10.51 LAK227,448	-42.9%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 52.0% more for housing

	Cabo Verde	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.12 CVE5,240.24	$9.16 LAK198,197	-83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.47 CVE38,832.51	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	+146.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.06 CVE26,814.92	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	+189.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.81 CVE10,249.01	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	-44.4%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.25 CVE14,189.32	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	+98.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,897.28 CVE275,439.20	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	+219.9%
Average			+159.3%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 CVE324.06	$1.42 LAK30,727	-58.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 CVE163.00	$1.66 LAK35,850	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.97 CVE472.60	$1.98 LAK42,885	-60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.73 CVE3,206.56	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	+100.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE557.09	$3.02 LAK65,430	-48.4%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.02 CVE5,706.03	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	+104.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.47 CVE13,163.67	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	-65.7%
Average			-0.1%

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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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