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Laos vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 64.0% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 94.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 85.8% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 9.0% more in Laos

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Laos are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Laos.

Laos vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,900.50	$2.08 LAK44,965	-73.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,834.50	$5.54 LAK119,908	-0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT418.44	$0.76 LAK16,442	-7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT236.83	$0.50 LAK10,718	+6.1%
Average			-18.9%

Kazakhstan vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.2% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT193.48	$1.13 LAK24,563	+197.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,977.28	$13.26 LAK287,028	+240.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,886.49	$6.91 LAK149,594	+85.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT718.16	$2.11 LAK45,581	+48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT963.79	$2.10 LAK45,368	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT273.82	$0.76 LAK16,404	+40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT397.84	$0.75 LAK16,237	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT409.05	$0.97 LAK20,984	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT383.22	$1.30 LAK28,220	+72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT136.32	$0.70 LAK15,259	+162.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.03	$0.46 LAK9,907	+160.9%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT832.11	$4.72 LAK102,223	+188.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,577.68	$54.89 LAK1,188,014	+267.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,708,070.50	$28,639.89 LAK619,901,786	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,354.00	$10.51 LAK227,429	+59.0%
Average			+137.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,680.11	$9.16 LAK198,181	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT170,494.41	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,136	+199.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT115,855.83	$817.42 LAK17,692,910	+258.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT19,836.20	$59.90 LAK1,296,608	+53.3%
Average			+120.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 85.8% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT85,114.58	$296.67 LAK6,421,230	+76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,416,590.25	$9,267.93 LAK200,601,655	+94.6%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT587.13	$1.42 LAK30,724	+22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT925.42	$1.66 LAK35,847	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT970.91	$1.98 LAK42,881	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,261.02	$67.50 LAK1,461,025	+110.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,049.25	$3.02 LAK65,425	-25.1%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 9.0% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,713.10	$50.20 LAK1,086,662	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,175.50	$65.21 LAK1,411,412	+82.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,050.58	$66.39 LAK1,436,927	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,346.47	$47.52 LAK1,028,641	-35.4%
Average			+9.0%

Kazakhstan 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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