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Laos vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 2.6 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 79.5% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 76.3% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Laos
Clothing: pay 42.2% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$2.08 LAK44,665	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.54 LAK119K	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$0.76 LAK16,332	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.50 LAK10,647	-50.5%
Average			-45.0%

Eritrea vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.5% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.13 LAK24,398
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$13.26 LAK285K	+784.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$6.91 LAK149K	+30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$2.11 LAK45,277	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.10 LAK45,065	-82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.76 LAK16,294	-86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.75 LAK16,129	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.97 LAK20,843	+6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$1.30 LAK28,031	+158.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.70 LAK15,157	+1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.46 LAK9,840	+5.6%
Average			+79.5%

Eritrea vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Eritrea	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$4.72 LAK102K	-44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$54.89 LAK1M	+586.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$28,639.89 LAK616M	-57.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.51 LAK226K
Average			+161.5%

Eritrea vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.3% more for housing

	Eritrea	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$9.16 LAK197K	-95.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+111.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$817.42 LAK18M	+104.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$59.90 LAK1M	+184.9%
Average			+76.3%

Eritrea vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$296.67 LAK6M	+1086.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+453.3%
Average			+770.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.42 LAK30,519	+77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$1.66 LAK35,607	+100.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.98 LAK42,594
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$67.50 LAK1M	+150.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$3.02 LAK64,987	+174.8%
Average			+125.7%

Eritrea vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.2% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$50.20 LAK1M	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$65.21 LAK1M	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$66.39 LAK1M	-66.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$47.52 LAK1M	-50.0%
Average			-42.2%

Eritrea 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: February 2026

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