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Luang Prabang vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 36.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 62.6% more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 19.0% more in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 38.1% more in Luang Prabang

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

Luang Prabang vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% less for restaurants

	Manila	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱364.37	$1.85 LAK40,115	-69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱260.26	$5.54 LAK120K	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱58.78	$0.90 LAK19,538	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱30.47	$0.57 LAK12,489	+14.2%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱80.70	$1.10 LAK23,949	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱258.75	$12.58 LAK273K	+194.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱442.98	$6.50 LAK141K	-11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱133.94	$2.40 LAK52,143	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱138.18	$1.20 LAK26,072	-47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱91.73	$0.62 LAK13,469	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱49.76	$1.00 LAK21,726	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱99.05	$1.00 LAK21,726	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱61.95	$2.00 LAK43,453	+95.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.80	$0.67 LAK14,557	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱83.17	$0.45 LAK9,777	-67.3%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Manila	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱252.94	$4.27 LAK92,687	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱832.85	$59.59 LAK1M	+333.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱2M	$28,543.54 LAK620M	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱176.98	$10.16 LAK221K	+247.3%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Manila	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,640.09	$6.92 LAK150K	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱31,042.44	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+122.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱15,234.09	$850.11 LAK18M	+237.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱6,081.27	$64.60 LAK1M	-35.7%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 19.0% more for childcare

	Manila	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,386.31	$254.79 LAK6M	+83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1M	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-46.0%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱88.49	$1.34 LAK29,079	-8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱156.58	$1.58 LAK34,348	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱197.80	$2.00 LAK43,453	-38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,549.73	$84.48 LAK2M	+100.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱452.86	$2.49 LAK54,024	-66.8%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 38.1% more for clothing

	Manila	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,979.03	$72.71 LAK2M	+47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,797.15	$61.17 LAK1M	+106.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,892.90	$74.56 LAK2M	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱3,007.39	$52.86 LAK1M	+6.4%
Average			+38.1%

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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: April 2026

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