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Laos vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 17.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Laos
Housing: pay 45.9% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 61.6% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Laos

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in Laos are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Laos.

Laos vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP411.58	$2.08 LAK44,996	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP442.46	$5.54 LAK119,989	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.93	$0.76 LAK16,453	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.72	$0.50 LAK10,726	-17.8%
Average			-31.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP90.24	$1.13 LAK24,579	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.95	$13.26 LAK287,223	+328.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP283.01	$6.91 LAK149,696	+53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP109.04	$2.11 LAK45,613	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.55	$2.10 LAK45,399	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.56	$0.76 LAK16,415	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.31	$0.75 LAK16,248	+101.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.57	$0.97 LAK20,998	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.03	$1.30 LAK28,239	+85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.11	$0.70 LAK15,270	+4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.20	$0.46 LAK9,913	-52.4%
Average			+42.7%

Dominican Republic vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP290.23	$4.72 LAK102,292	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	+75.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	$10.51 LAK227,584	-48.8%
Average			+8.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.9% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	$9.16 LAK198,316	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	+102.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	+131.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	+20.3%
Average			+45.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 61.6% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	+46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	+77.1%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP150.14	$1.42 LAK30,745	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.94	$1.66 LAK35,871	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.86	$1.98 LAK42,910	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	+138.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP390.62	$3.02 LAK65,469	-51.5%
Average			-4.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	+48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	-49.4%
Average			-0.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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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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