Cost of living comparison
compared to
Lithuania vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary
Lithuania is 8.5% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2 times more in Lithuania
- Groceries
-
pay 4.7% less in Lithuania
- Transportation
-
pay 0.9% less in Lithuania
- Housing
-
pay 28.7% less in Lithuania
- Childcare
-
pay 10.0% more in Lithuania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 97.1% more in Lithuania
- Clothing
-
pay 66.6% more in Lithuania
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Lithuania are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Lithuania. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Lithuania.
Lithuania vs. Laos Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Laos, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.23
LAK49,970
|
$11.74
€10.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
LAK120K
|
$7.87
€7.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
LAK17,693
|
$2.61
€2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LAK10,388
|
$2.25
€2.01
|
|
Laos vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.7% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
LAK25,613
|
$1.58
€1.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.87
LAK289K
|
$5.60
€5.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
LAK156K
|
$5.10
€4.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
LAK41,899
|
$3.09
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
LAK63,026
|
$3.19
€2.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
LAK18,884
|
$0.77
€0.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,606
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
LAK26,703
|
$0.82
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LAK15,564
|
$1.35
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
LAK14,846
|
$0.37
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,942
|
$0.40
€0.36
|
|
Laos vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries
pay 0.9% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
LAK112K
|
$6.94
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.98
LAK1M
|
$32.25
€28.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,872.00
LAK625M
|
$27,308.11
€24,375.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.14
LAK205K
|
$9.85
€8.79
|
|
Laos vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.51
LAK213K
|
$14.62
€13.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$885.68
LAK20M
|
$487.51
€435.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$631.74
LAK14M
|
$337.38
€301.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.79
LAK1M
|
$156.91
€140.06
|
|
Laos vs. Lithuania - Cost of housing
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$435.49
LAK10M
|
$551.61
€492.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,982.68
LAK224M
|
$9,536.02
€8,512.02
|
|
Laos vs. Lithuania - Cost of childcare
pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
LAK29,669
|
$5.26
€4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
LAK37,186
|
$3.34
€2.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,976
|
$5.89
€5.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.54
LAK1M
|
$40.48
€36.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.32
LAK74,390
|
$9.37
€8.36
|
|
Laos vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 66.6% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.46
LAK1M
|
$103.76
€92.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.95
LAK1M
|
$45.79
€40.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.36
LAK1M
|
$91.90
€82.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.02
LAK1M
|
$159.27
€142.17
|
|
Laos vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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