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Luang Prabang vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 2.9 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 96.8% more in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 3.8 times more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% more in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 24.6% more in Luang Prabang

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Luang Prabang are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP219.60	$1.85 LAK40,115	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP274.50	$5.54 LAK120K	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.13	$0.90 LAK19,538	+136.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.59	$0.57 LAK12,489	+300.2%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.66	$1.10 LAK23,949	+84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP99.13	$12.58 LAK273K	+570.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP197.02	$6.50 LAK141K	+74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP76.47	$2.40 LAK52,143	+65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP109.09	$1.20 LAK26,072	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP39.29	$0.62 LAK13,469	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP17.71	$1.00 LAK21,726	+198.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.03	$1.00 LAK21,726	+251.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.67	$2.00 LAK43,453	+1485.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.95	$0.67 LAK14,557	+256.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.85	$0.45 LAK9,777	+141.6%
Average			+279.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP71.98	$4.27 LAK92,687	+213.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP340.39	$59.59 LAK1M	+825.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP140.55	$10.16 LAK221K	+281.9%
Average			+324.2%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Cairo	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP682.56	$6.92 LAK150K	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+435.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,246.91	$850.11 LAK18M	+519.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	$64.60 LAK1M	+237.8%
Average			+286.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	$254.79 LAK6M	+174.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP117K	$9,201.32 LAK200M	+316.2%
Average			+245.3%

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pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP76.86	$1.34 LAK29,079	-8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP85.39	$1.58 LAK34,348	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP109.80	$2.00 LAK43,453	-3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP914.99	$84.48 LAK2M	+387.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP197.64	$2.49 LAK54,024	-33.5%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	$72.71 LAK2M	+114.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	$61.17 LAK1M	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	$74.56 LAK2M	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	$52.86 LAK1M	-14.2%
Average			+24.6%

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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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