Cost of living comparison

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Albania vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 39.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 53.6% more in Albania
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 49.1% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.8% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 50.9% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,966	$9.59 ALL789	+361.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,908	$8.67 ALL714	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,442	$1.77 ALL146	+132.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,718	$0.83 ALL69	+68.3%
Average			+154.8%

Laos vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Laos	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,563	$1.03 ALL85	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,030	$5.40 ALL445	-59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,595	$7.89 ALL649	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,582	$3.20 ALL264	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,369	$3.26 ALL269	+55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,404	$0.65 ALL53	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,237	$1.13 ALL93	+51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,984	$0.74 ALL61	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,220	$0.66 ALL54	-49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,259	$0.51 ALL42	-27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.53 ALL43	+14.9%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 53.6% more for transportation

	Laos	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,223	$8.27 ALL681	+75.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	$19.40 ALL1,597	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,430	$30.95 ALL2,548	+194.5%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	Laos	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,182	$16.59 ALL1,366	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	$521.48 ALL42,933	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	$357.61 ALL29,442	-56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	$61.56 ALL5,068	+2.8%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 49.1% less for childcare

	Laos	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	$175.46 ALL14,446	-40.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-57.4%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,724	$2.46 ALL202	+73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,847	$1.95 ALL160	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,881	$4.30 ALL354	+116.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	$52.57 ALL4,328	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,425	$7.66 ALL630	+153.3%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 50.9% more for clothing

	Laos	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	$54.19 ALL4,462	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	$39.78 ALL3,275	-39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	$94.48 ALL7,778	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	$139.08 ALL11,450	+192.6%
Average			+50.9%

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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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