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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 41.1% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 32.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 67.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 63.8% more for restaurants

	Laos	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,996	$3.58 F CFA2,004	+72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$11.18 F CFA6,262	+101.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,453	$0.84 F CFA473	+11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,726	$0.84 F CFA471	+69.8%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Laos	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,579	$0.52 F CFA292	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,223	$11.63 F CFA6,512	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,696	$9.04 F CFA5,066	+30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,613	$2.26 F CFA1,265	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,399	$3.96 F CFA2,219	+89.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,415	$1.82 F CFA1,017	+139.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,248	$0.52 F CFA289	-31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,998	$1.02 F CFA570	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,239	$0.92 F CFA514	-29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,270	$0.76 F CFA425	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,913	$0.79 F CFA443	+72.8%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Laos	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,292	$5.92 F CFA3,318	+25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	$49.19 F CFA27,551	-10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	$30,855.61 F CFA17,282,121	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,584	$16.10 F CFA9,017	+53.2%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Laos	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,316	$43.08 F CFA24,128	+370.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	$593.76 F CFA332,563	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	$371.16 F CFA207,886	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	$154.37 F CFA86,463	+157.7%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

	Laos	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	$295.14 F CFA165,307	-0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	$3,311.61 F CFA1,854,822	-64.3%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,745	$1.07 F CFA601	-24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,871	$2.01 F CFA1,127	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,910	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-9.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	$80.64 F CFA45,168	+19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,469	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+195.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 67.9% more for clothing

	Laos	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	$83.47 F CFA46,754	+66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	$47.70 F CFA26,716	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	$89.44 F CFA50,093	+34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	$141.31 F CFA79,147	+197.3%
Average			+67.9%

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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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