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Laos vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 81.1% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% more in Laos
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Laos

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Laos are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Laos.

Laos vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.5% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,245.09	$2.08 LAK45,048	+18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,693.58	$5.54 LAK120,129	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,083.99	$0.76 LAK16,473	+25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,351.67	$0.50 LAK10,738	+54.4%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,988.95	$1.13 LAK24,608	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,953.19	$13.26 LAK287,558	+195.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR81,045.68	$6.91 LAK149,871	+42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,092.30	$2.11 LAK45,666	+34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,847.27	$2.10 LAK45,452	+53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,741.63	$0.76 LAK16,434	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,659.67	$0.75 LAK16,267	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,707.54	$0.97 LAK21,022	+18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,036.49	$1.30 LAK28,272	+116.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,560.03	$0.70 LAK15,287	+23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,624.07	$0.46 LAK9,925	-47.8%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,216.82	$4.72 LAK102,411	+63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR188,210.68	$54.89 LAK1,190,208	+386.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR422,529,523.82	$28,639.89 LAK621,046,679	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,801.39	$10.51 LAK227,849	+162.5%
Average			+156.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR364,334.16	$9.16 LAK198,547	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,641,464.20	$1,004.64 LAK21,785,297	+261.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,730,665.49	$817.42 LAK17,725,587	+399.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR806,179.31	$59.90 LAK1,299,003	+24.0%
Average			+156.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,720,927.10	$296.67 LAK6,433,090	+187.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,534,341.88	$9,267.93 LAK200,972,145	+53.9%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,136.79	$1.42 LAK30,781	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,497.36	$1.66 LAK35,913	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,450.15	$1.98 LAK42,960	-14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR404,500.46	$67.50 LAK1,463,724	+178.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,369.58	$3.02 LAK65,546	-1.8%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR712,637.02	$50.20 LAK1,088,669	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR474,199.32	$65.21 LAK1,414,019	+129.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,161,485.74	$66.39 LAK1,439,581	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,101,456.83	$47.52 LAK1,030,541	-28.0%
Average			+28.6%

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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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