Cost of living comparison

Latvia

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 1.8% cheaper than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Laos
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Laos

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

Planning a move to Laos? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Laos vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 65.3% less for restaurants

	Latvia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.66	$2.23 LAK50,105	-81.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.15 €7.27	$5.35 LAK120K	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.35	$0.79 LAK17,741	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 €1.02	$0.46 LAK10,416	-59.3%
Average			-65.3%

Latvia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Latvia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.15	$1.14 LAK25,683	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.66	$12.87 LAK289K	+146.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 €3.90	$6.94 LAK156K	+59.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 €2.85	$1.87 LAK42,012	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 €3.10	$2.81 LAK63,196	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.84 LAK18,935	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.52 LAK11,638	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.19 LAK26,775	+9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$0.69 LAK15,606	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$0.66 LAK14,886	+67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.49 LAK10,972	+16.7%
Average			+1.6%

Latvia vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Latvia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.34	$5.01 LAK113K	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.26 €34.16	$52.98 LAK1M	+38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,434.34 €23,603.15	$27,872.00 LAK627M	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 €8.20	$9.14 LAK205K	-0.5%
Average			-2.5%

Latvia vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 64.1% more for housing

	Latvia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.53 €15.65	$9.51 LAK214K	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.67 €318.47	$885.68 LAK20M	+148.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.56 €236.22	$631.74 LAK14M	+138.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.24 €202.90	$65.79 LAK1M	-71.0%
Average			+64.1%

Latvia vs. Laos - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Latvia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$488.72 €436.37	$435.49 LAK10M	-10.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,452.35 €13,797.36	$9,982.68 LAK224M	-35.4%
Average			-24.1%

Latvia vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.04	$1.32 LAK29,749	-70.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.80	$1.66 LAK37,287	-47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 €5.45	$1.78 LAK40,084	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.36 €37.82	$64.54 LAK1M	+52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.96 €8.90	$3.32 LAK74,592	-66.7%
Average			-48.6%

Latvia vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Latvia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.25 €59.16	$48.46 LAK1M	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.10 €34.91	$62.95 LAK1M	+61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.76 €69.43	$64.36 LAK1M	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.98	$46.02 LAK1M	-62.6%
Average			-22.3%

Latvia vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Latvia vs. Laos

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Laos?

Quality of Life Comparison · 21 statistics

Make 91.2% less money in Laos

Size Comparison · See true size

Latvia is about 3.7 times smaller than Laos.

Moving from Latvia to Laos · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Latvia vs.

Russia

Latvia vs.

United Kingdom

Latvia vs.

Germany

Latvia vs.

Ireland

Latvia vs.

United States

Latvia vs.

Ukraine

Latvia vs.

Norway

Latvia vs.

Belarus

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Riga vs. Vientiane

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Latvia

Add prices for Laos

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Laos or Latvia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.