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Poland vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 60.3% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Poland
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Poland
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 3.3% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Poland
Clothing: pay 43.7% more in Poland

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

Poland vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,996	$10.21 PLN36.67	+391.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$8.43 PLN30.28	+52.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,453	$2.00 PLN7.19	+163.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,726	$1.65 PLN5.91	+232.5%
Average			+209.9%

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Laos	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,579	$1.31 PLN4.69	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,223	$4.56 PLN16.39	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,696	$3.98 PLN14.28	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,613	$3.28 PLN11.78	+55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,399	$2.95 PLN10.61	+40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,415	$0.51 PLN1.83	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,248	$0.75 PLN2.71	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,998	$0.83 PLN2.99	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,239	$1.28 PLN4.58	-2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,270	$0.41 PLN1.49	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,913	$0.51 PLN1.83	+11.1%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	Laos	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,292	$6.51 PLN23.39	+37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	$32.67 PLN117.33	-40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	$33,516.14 PLN120,372.47	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,584	$8.89 PLN31.92	-15.4%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Laos	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,316	$16.32 PLN58.61	+78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	$660.05 PLN2,370.56	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	$540.72 PLN1,941.97	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	$218.52 PLN784.81	+264.8%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

	Laos	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	$372.18 PLN1,336.67	+25.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	$7,516.31 PLN26,994.67	-18.9%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,745	$3.49 PLN12.55	+146.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,871	$3.46 PLN12.43	+109.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,910	$5.23 PLN18.79	+164.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	$37.00 PLN132.89	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,469	$7.39 PLN26.55	+144.6%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 43.7% more for clothing

	Laos	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	$87.74 PLN315.12	+74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	$37.84 PLN135.89	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	$88.94 PLN319.43	+34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	$98.79 PLN354.80	+107.9%
Average			+43.7%

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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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