Cost of living comparison

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Laos vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 12.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Laos
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 72.9% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684K	$2.08 LAK44,513	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714K	$5.54 LAK119K	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145K	$0.76 LAK16,277	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,099	$0.50 LAK10,610	-35.1%
Average			-48.0%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,696	$1.13 LAK24,315	+88.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP353K	$13.26 LAK284K	+235.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP497K	$6.91 LAK148K	+24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208K	$2.11 LAK45,123	-9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316K	$2.10 LAK44,912	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,120	$0.76 LAK16,239	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,763	$0.75 LAK16,074	+64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,358	$0.97 LAK20,772	+138.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,475	$1.30 LAK27,935	+180.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,387	$0.70 LAK15,106	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,124	$0.46 LAK9,807	+1.9%
Average			+73.5%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP307K	$4.72 LAK101K	+37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6M	$54.89 LAK1M	-24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP3B	$28,639.89 LAK614M	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1M	$10.51 LAK225K	-34.3%
Average			-5.4%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Lebanon	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3M	$9.16 LAK196K	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51M	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP25M	$817.42 LAK18M	+194.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12M	$59.90 LAK1M	-57.0%
Average			+34.3%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 72.9% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22M	$296.67 LAK6M	+19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP366M	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+126.4%
Average			+72.9%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357K	$1.42 LAK30,415	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258K	$1.66 LAK35,486	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226K	$1.98 LAK42,449	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP4M	$67.50 LAK1M	+57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP737K	$3.02 LAK64,766	-63.4%
Average			-27.0%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP5M	$50.20 LAK1M	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4M	$65.21 LAK1M	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9M	$66.39 LAK1M	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP8M	$47.52 LAK1M	-46.6%
Average			-14.3%

Lebanon vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2026

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