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Namibia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 30.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.5% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Namibia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in Namibia

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

Namibia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.5% more for restaurants

	Laos	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,966	$8.36 NAD140.75	+302.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,908	$4.29 NAD72.27	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,442	$0.85 NAD14.34	+12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,718	$0.81 NAD13.56	+62.6%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Laos	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,563	$0.88 NAD14.88	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,030	$3.96 NAD66.78	-70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,595	$5.36 NAD90.27	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,582	$2.33 NAD39.32	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,369	$2.49 NAD41.99	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,404	$0.91 NAD15.36	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,237	$0.82 NAD13.87	+9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,984	$0.79 NAD13.23	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,220	$0.83 NAD13.96	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,259	$1.03 NAD17.30	+45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$1.06 NAD17.83	+131.2%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	Laos	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,223	$4.82 NAD81.25	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	$46.19 NAD777.99	-15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	$18,723.84 NAD315,396.75	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,430	$7.68 NAD129.34	-26.9%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Laos	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,182	$64.24 NAD1,082.17	+601.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	$512.81 NAD8,638.04	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	$408.02 NAD6,872.99	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	$72.22 NAD1,216.47	+20.6%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Laos	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	$215.99 NAD3,638.33	-27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	$5,426.88 NAD91,414.04	-41.4%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,724	$1.41 NAD23.68	-1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,847	$1.86 NAD31.34	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,881	$3.02 NAD50.91	+52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	$38.10 NAD641.81	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,425	$5.76 NAD96.96	+90.4%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Laos	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	$58.56 NAD986.38	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	$27.98 NAD471.33	-57.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	$93.20 NAD1,569.88	+40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	$77.03 NAD1,297.53	+62.1%
Average			+15.5%

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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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