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Laos vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 13.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 35.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Laos
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 33.5% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	Lima	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$2.08 LAK44,966	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.54 LAK119,908	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.76 LAK16,442	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.50 LAK10,718	-24.1%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.13 LAK24,563	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$13.26 LAK287,030	+193.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$6.91 LAK149,595	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.11 LAK45,582	-28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.10 LAK45,369	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.76 LAK16,404	-25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.75 LAK16,237	+47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.97 LAK20,984	+68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.30 LAK28,220	+131.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.70 LAK15,259	+52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.46 LAK9,907	+5.5%
Average			+35.2%

Lima vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Lima	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.72 LAK102,223	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	+140.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	+43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$10.51 LAK227,430	-51.6%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Lima	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$9.16 LAK198,182	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	+51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	+118.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	+37.6%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 33.5% more for childcare

	Lima	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	+54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	+12.8%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.42 LAK30,724	-37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$1.66 LAK35,847	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$1.98 LAK42,881	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	+116.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$3.02 LAK65,425	-57.7%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Lima	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	+82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	-43.2%
Average			+4.1%

Lima 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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