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Luang Prabang vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 4.5% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 90.0% more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 6.7% more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 28.2% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Luang Prabang

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

Luang Prabang vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luang Prabang instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 56.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$1.85 LAK40,115	-83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$5.54 LAK120K	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$0.90 LAK19,538	-48.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$0.57 LAK12,489	-55.9%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$1.10 LAK23,949	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$12.58 LAK273K	+149.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$6.50 LAK141K	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$2.40 LAK52,143	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$1.20 LAK26,072	-68.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$0.62 LAK13,469	-54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$1.00 LAK21,726	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$1.00 LAK21,726	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$2.00 LAK43,453	+120.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$0.67 LAK14,557	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.45 LAK9,777	-54.7%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 90.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$4.27 LAK92,687	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	$59.59 LAK1M	+205.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$28,543.54 LAK620M	+42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$10.16 LAK221K	+129.5%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 6.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$6.92 LAK150K	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$850.11 LAK18M	+25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$64.60 LAK1M	+72.9%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 28.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$254.79 LAK6M	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-15.6%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$1.34 LAK29,079	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$1.58 LAK34,348	-58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$2.00 LAK43,453	-53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$84.48 LAK2M	+44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$2.49 LAK54,024	-61.8%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$72.71 LAK2M	+19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$61.17 LAK1M	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$74.56 LAK2M	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$52.86 LAK1M	-52.3%
Average			-8.8%

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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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