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Laos vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 98.9% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.8% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 71.6% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 63.2% more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.8% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	$2.08 LAK44,969	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	$5.54 LAK119,918	-49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$0.76 LAK16,444	-62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$0.50 LAK10,719	-75.2%
Average			-64.8%

Liberia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD318.17	$1.13 LAK24,565	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	$13.26 LAK287,052	+124.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	$6.91 LAK149,607	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD639.45	$2.11 LAK45,585	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD954.74	$2.10 LAK45,372	-61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.87	$0.76 LAK16,405	+2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD680.90	$0.75 LAK16,239	-80.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD828.92	$0.97 LAK20,985	-79.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD888.13	$1.30 LAK28,222	-73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.93	$0.70 LAK15,261	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD858.52	$0.46 LAK9,907	-90.5%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 71.6% more for transportation

	Liberia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD833.65	$4.72 LAK102,231	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	+174.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	+128.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	$10.51 LAK227,448	-17.2%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Liberia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	$9.16 LAK198,197	-90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	+760.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	-29.7%
Average			+172.8%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	+129.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	+936.7%
Average			+533.1%

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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD532.88	$1.42 LAK30,727	-52.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD592.08	$1.66 LAK35,850	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD888.13	$1.98 LAK42,885	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	$3.02 LAK65,430	-69.0%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 63.2% more for clothing

	Liberia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	+172.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	+93.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	-30.9%
Average			+63.2%

Liberia 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: December 2025

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