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Laos vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 30.9% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 62.8% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Laos
Housing: pay 91.5% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 43.9% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,582.94	$2.08 LAK44,966	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP29,418.86	$5.54 LAK119,908	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,352.18	$0.76 LAK16,442	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,360.56	$0.50 LAK10,718	-20.2%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 62.8% more for groceries

	Colombia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,160.36	$1.13 LAK24,563	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,464.86	$13.26 LAK287,030	+432.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,542.98	$6.91 LAK149,595	+58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,469.85	$2.11 LAK45,582	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,374.14	$2.10 LAK45,369	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,589.48	$0.76 LAK16,404	-37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,970.87	$0.75 LAK16,237	+44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,340.53	$0.97 LAK20,984	+57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,021.77	$1.30 LAK28,220	+145.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,983.06	$0.70 LAK15,259	+35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,920.21	$0.46 LAK9,907	-9.4%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Colombia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,857.80	$4.72 LAK102,223	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP128,076.01	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	+63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP70,874,391.77	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	+53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP62,244.68	$10.51 LAK227,430	-35.8%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Colombia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP88,759.14	$9.16 LAK198,182	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,192,729.35	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	+220.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP956,793.02	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	+224.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP279,869.37	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	-18.6%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 43.9% more for childcare

	Colombia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP889,891.89	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	+26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,906,575.90	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	+60.9%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,572.95	$1.42 LAK30,724	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP6,063.99	$1.66 LAK35,847	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,728.95	$1.98 LAK42,881	-22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP95,343.58	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	+169.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,670.34	$3.02 LAK65,425	-26.7%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP233,100.11	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	-18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP153,396.86	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	+61.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP361,273.85	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP309,055.33	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	-41.5%
Average			-7.0%

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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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