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Somalia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 11.1% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 7.9% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 45.5% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Somalia
Childcare: pay 89.6% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.0% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 57.7% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Laos	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$2.88 SOS1,635	+38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$4.62 SOS2,631	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.74 SOS420	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.40 SOS225	-20.1%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 7.9% more for groceries

	Laos	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$1.12 SOS640	-0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$2.17 SOS1,233	-83.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$7.78 SOS4,423	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$2.51 SOS1,429	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$2.44 SOS1,387	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$1.49 SOS846	+96.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.98 SOS559	+31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$1.27 SOS724	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.62 SOS354	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.64 SOS363	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.58 SOS330	+26.6%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

	Laos	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$3.87 SOS2,201	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$25.00 SOS14,222	-54.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$5,750.00 SOS3,270,984	-79.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$7.43 SOS4,229	-29.3%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Laos	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$37.79 SOS21,498	+312.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$142.93 SOS81,308	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$98.19 SOS55,855	-88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$73.70 SOS41,925	+23.0%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 89.6% less for childcare

	Laos	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$43.33 SOS24,651	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$585.00 SOS332,787	-93.7%
Average			-89.6%

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pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$7.00 SOS3,982	+393.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$1.19 SOS676	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$1.10 SOS626	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$33.33 SOS18,962	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$5.00 SOS2,844	+65.4%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 57.7% less for clothing

	Laos	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$15.25 SOS8,675	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$19.78 SOS11,251	-69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$19.89 SOS11,314	-70.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$37.28 SOS21,206	-21.6%
Average			-57.7%

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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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