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Laos vs. Luang Prabang Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 0.2% more expensive than Luang Prabang.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Luang Prabang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Luang Prabang, you would:

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Luang Prabang	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.85 LAK40,115	$2.08 LAK45,129	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK120K	$5.54 LAK120K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 LAK19,538	$0.76 LAK16,502	-15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 LAK12,489	$0.50 LAK10,757	-13.9%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Luang Prabang	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 LAK23,949	$1.13 LAK24,652	+2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.58 LAK273K	$13.26 LAK288K	+5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.50 LAK141K	$6.91 LAK150K	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 LAK52,143	$2.11 LAK45,747	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.20 LAK26,072	$2.10 LAK45,533	+74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 LAK13,469	$0.76 LAK16,464	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LAK21,726	$0.75 LAK16,296	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 LAK21,726	$0.97 LAK21,060	-3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 LAK43,453	$1.30 LAK28,322	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 LAK14,557	$0.70 LAK15,315	+5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,777	$0.46 LAK9,943	+1.7%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Luang Prabang	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 LAK92,687	$4.72 LAK103K	+10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.59 LAK1M	$54.89 LAK1M	-7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,543.54 LAK620M	$28,639.89 LAK622M	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.16 LAK221K	$10.51 LAK228K	+3.5%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Luang Prabang	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.92 LAK150K	$9.16 LAK199K	+32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,142.50 LAK25M	$1,004.64 LAK22M	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$850.11 LAK18M	$817.42 LAK18M	-3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.60 LAK1M	$59.90 LAK1M	-7.3%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Luang Prabang	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$254.79 LAK6M	$296.67 LAK6M	+16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,201.32 LAK200M	$9,267.93 LAK201M	+0.7%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Luang Prabang	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 LAK29,079	$1.42 LAK30,836	+6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 LAK34,348	$1.66 LAK35,977	+4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LAK43,453	$1.98 LAK43,037	-1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.48 LAK2M	$67.50 LAK1M	-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.49 LAK54,024	$3.02 LAK65,663	+21.5%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Luang Prabang	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.71 LAK2M	$50.20 LAK1M	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.17 LAK1M	$65.21 LAK1M	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.56 LAK2M	$66.39 LAK1M	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.86 LAK1M	$47.52 LAK1M	-10.1%
Average			-11.4%

Luang Prabang vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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