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Laos vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 23.0% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 36.0% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Laos
Housing: pay 65.8% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% less for restaurants

	Mauritius	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR297.31	$2.08 LAK44,996	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.61	$5.54 LAK119,989	-12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.99	$0.76 LAK16,453	-18.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.54	$0.50 LAK10,726	-10.5%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.07	$1.13 LAK24,579	+68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.41	$13.26 LAK287,223	+203.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR244.21	$6.91 LAK149,696	+30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.81	$2.11 LAK45,613	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.81	$2.10 LAK45,399	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.18	$0.76 LAK16,415	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.71	$0.75 LAK16,248	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.83	$0.97 LAK20,998	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.96	$1.30 LAK28,239	+15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.14	$0.70 LAK15,270	+53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.63	$0.46 LAK9,913	+2.4%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.62	$4.72 LAK102,292	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,524.34	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	+66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,423,580.79	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,401.57	$10.51 LAK227,584	-65.4%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 65.8% more for housing

	Mauritius	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,427.38	$9.16 LAK198,316	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,772.53	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	+123.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,122.11	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	+149.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,716.35	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	+61.1%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,643.83	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	+106.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,922.66	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	+110.8%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.78	$1.42 LAK30,745	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.53	$1.66 LAK35,871	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.59	$1.98 LAK42,910	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,726.70	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	+80.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.77	$3.02 LAK65,469	-49.0%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,319.15	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,887.17	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	+59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,884.33	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,086.82	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	-28.9%
Average			+2.4%

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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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