Cost of living comparison
compared to
Laos vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary
Laos is 15.7% more expensive than Chad overall.
Laos vs. Chad Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Laos instead of Chad, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
$2.23
LAK50,211
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.35
LAK121K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
FCFA498
|
$0.79
LAK17,779
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
FCFA498
|
$0.46
LAK10,439
|
|
Chad vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.1% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.34
FCFA199
|
$1.14
LAK25,737
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
FCFA997
|
$12.87
LAK290K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.68
FCFA7,985
|
$6.94
LAK156K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
FCFA1,196
|
$1.87
LAK42,101
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,808
|
$2.81
LAK63,330
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
FCFA1,243
|
$0.84
LAK18,975
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
FCFA565
|
$0.52
LAK11,662
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA678
|
$1.19
LAK26,832
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA648
|
$0.69
LAK15,639
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA422
|
$0.66
LAK14,918
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA422
|
$0.49
LAK10,995
|
|
Chad vs. Laos - Cost of groceries
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
FCFA2,829
|
$5.01
LAK113K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.35
FCFA49,830
|
$52.98
LAK1M
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,778.47
FCFA7M
|
$27,872.00
LAK628M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
FCFA2,242
|
$9.14
LAK206K
|
|
Chad vs. Laos - Cost of transportation
pay 57.3% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$426.76
FCFA249K
|
$9.51
LAK214K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,707.02
FCFA997K
|
$885.68
LAK20M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.35
FCFA49,830
|
$631.74
LAK14M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.63
FCFA19,053
|
$65.79
LAK1M
|
|
Chad vs. Laos - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$435.49
LAK10M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,982.68
LAK225M
|
Chad vs. Laos - Cost of childcare
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA747
|
$1.32
LAK29,812
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.85
FCFA498
|
$1.66
LAK37,366
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.98
FCFA573
|
$1.78
LAK40,169
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.54
LAK1M
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.32
LAK74,750
|
|
Chad vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.61
FCFA14,949
|
$48.46
LAK1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.14
FCFA19,932
|
$62.95
LAK1M
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.68
FCFA24,915
|
$64.36
LAK1M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.35
FCFA49,830
|
$46.02
LAK1M
|
|
Chad vs. Laos - Cost of clothing
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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