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Lesotho vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 21.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Lesotho
Housing: pay 26.8% more in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 85.4% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 51.6% more in Lesotho

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

Lesotho vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$11.52 LSL196.78	+454.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$8.07 LSL137.75	+45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$1.33 LSL22.63	+74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.79 LSL13.45	+59.0%
Average			+158.4%

Laos vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Laos	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$0.74 LSL12.60	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$3.65 LSL62.39	-72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$3.99 LSL68.18	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$1.44 LSL24.60	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$2.68 LSL45.78	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$0.82 LSL13.95	+7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.97 LSL16.63	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$1.18 LSL20.09	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$1.05 LSL17.86	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.68 LSL11.61	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.70 LSL11.94	+52.8%
Average			-5.9%

Laos vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Laos	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$4.58 LSL78.13	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$28.81 LSL491.95	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$5.70 LSL97.41	-45.7%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 26.8% more for housing

	Laos	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$32.68 LSL557.96	+256.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	-91.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	??
Average			+26.8%

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pay 85.4% less for childcare

	Laos	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$49.99 LSL853.69	-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	-87.8%
Average			-85.4%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$2.02 LSL34.44	+42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$1.82 LSL31.16	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$4.90 LSL83.63	+147.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$22.09 LSL377.16	-67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	??
Average			+33.0%

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pay 51.6% more for clothing

	Laos	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$44.17 LSL754.32	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$40.33 LSL688.73	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	+53.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	+203.1%
Average			+51.6%

Laos vs. Lesotho - 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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