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Laos vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 44.7% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 64.6% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 63.4% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$2.08 LAK44,966	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$5.54 LAK119,908	-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.76 LAK16,442	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.50 LAK10,718	+4.1%
Average			-29.0%

Georgia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.6% more for groceries

	Georgia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.13 LAK24,563	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$13.26 LAK287,030	+269.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$6.91 LAK149,595	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$2.11 LAK45,582	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$2.10 LAK45,369	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$0.76 LAK16,404	+47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.75 LAK16,237	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.97 LAK20,984	+42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$1.30 LAK28,220	+73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.70 LAK15,259	+123.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.46 LAK9,907	+57.7%
Average			+64.6%

Georgia vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Georgia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$4.72 LAK102,223	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	+350.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	+54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$10.51 LAK227,430	+63.0%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Georgia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$9.16 LAK198,182	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	+126.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	+161.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	+7.2%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Georgia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	+50.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	+189.9%
Average			+120.2%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$1.42 LAK30,724	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$1.66 LAK35,847	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$1.98 LAK42,881	-33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	+50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$3.02 LAK65,425	-43.3%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Georgia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	+59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	-48.8%
Average			-11.3%

Georgia 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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