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Saudi Arabia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 59.1% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Laos	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$6.32 SAR23.70	+204.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$7.73 SAR29.00	+39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.74 SAR2.79	-2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.27 SAR1.02	-44.9%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	Laos	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$0.92 SAR3.43	-19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$3.62 SAR13.56	-72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$6.74 SAR25.26	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$2.52 SAR9.47	+19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$3.28 SAR12.28	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$0.97 SAR3.63	+27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.78 SAR2.91	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$0.80 SAR3.00	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.74 SAR2.77	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.66 SAR2.49	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.65 SAR2.43	+41.8%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Laos	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$2.32 SAR8.72	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$33.84 SAR126.92	-38.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$19.00 SAR71.26	+80.8%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Laos	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$74.04 SAR277.70	+708.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	-55.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$97.42 SAR365.42	+62.6%
Average			+164.7%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Laos	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	-30.0%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$1.89 SAR7.09	+33.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$3.48 SAR13.06	+110.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$7.47 SAR28.00	+276.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$106.43 SAR399.18	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$17.24 SAR64.67	+470.4%
Average			+189.7%

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Laos	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$48.71 SAR182.69	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$57.50 SAR215.68	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$88.56 SAR332.16	+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$79.17 SAR296.96	+66.6%
Average			+21.3%

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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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