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Liberia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 89.8% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 73.4% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	+261.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+98.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$2.00 LRD355.25	+163.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$2.00 LRD355.25	+303.9%
Average			+206.7%

Laos vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Laos	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$1.79 LRD318.17	+57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$3.60 LRD639.45	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$5.38 LRD954.74	+156.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$0.74 LRD131.87	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$3.83 LRD680.90	+411.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$4.67 LRD828.92	+381.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$5.00 LRD888.13	+283.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$1.03 LRD182.93	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$4.83 LRD858.52	+956.0%
Average			+211.0%

Laos vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Laos	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$4.69 LRD833.65	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	-63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	+20.8%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Laos	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+918.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+42.3%
Average			+209.7%

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pay 73.4% less for childcare

	Laos	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-90.4%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$3.00 LRD532.88	+111.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$3.33 LRD592.08	+101.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$5.00 LRD888.13	+152.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+222.6%
Average			+120.1%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Laos	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-48.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	+44.7%
Average			-20.5%

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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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