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Laos vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 50.7% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 93.9% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 57.4% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 82.5% more in Laos

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Laos are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, transportation, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Laos.

Laos vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,582.84	$2.08 LAK45,054	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,767.45	$5.54 LAK120,144	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,228.08	$0.76 LAK16,475	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,490.82	$0.50 LAK10,739	-20.6%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,754.55	$1.13 LAK24,611	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,766.18	$13.26 LAK287,593	+97.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,551.83	$6.91 LAK149,889	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,124.33	$2.11 LAK45,671	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,161.55	$2.10 LAK45,458	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,840.95	$0.76 LAK16,436	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,627.52	$0.75 LAK16,269	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,371.73	$0.97 LAK21,025	-39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,652.28	$1.30 LAK28,275	+96.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,588.26	$0.70 LAK15,289	+8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,053.69	$0.46 LAK9,926	-11.0%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cambodia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,388.13	$4.72 LAK102,424	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,351.55	$54.89 LAK1,190,355	+471.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,752,688.08	$28,639.89 LAK621,123,230	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,112.80	$10.51 LAK227,877	+16.2%
Average			+113.7%

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pay 93.9% more for housing

	Cambodia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,614.69	$9.16 LAK198,571	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,385,864.32	$1,004.64 LAK21,787,983	+189.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR942,277.49	$817.42 LAK17,727,771	+246.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR245,832.17	$59.90 LAK1,299,163	-2.7%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 57.4% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR850,924.95	$296.67 LAK6,433,883	+39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,081,698.93	$9,267.93 LAK200,996,917	+75.6%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,161.31	$1.42 LAK30,785	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,932.70	$1.66 LAK35,918	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR6,991.17	$1.98 LAK42,966	+13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR150,809.47	$67.50 LAK1,463,904	+78.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,981.07	$3.02 LAK65,554	-19.4%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 82.5% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,127.29	$50.20 LAK1,088,804	+106.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR84,892.75	$65.21 LAK1,414,193	+206.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR275,651.74	$66.39 LAK1,439,759	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,000.38	$47.52 LAK1,030,668	+20.2%
Average			+82.5%

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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: November 2025

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