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Laos vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 1.8% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Laos
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 45.8% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$177.01	$2.08 LAK44,665	-79.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$146.16	$5.54 LAK119K	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$24.04	$0.76 LAK16,332	-44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.21	$0.50 LAK10,647	-52.5%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Mexico	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$45.71	$1.13 LAK24,398	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$74.43	$13.26 LAK285K	+211.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$103.90	$6.91 LAK149K	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$42.79	$2.11 LAK45,277	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$64.20	$2.10 LAK45,065	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$22.13	$0.76 LAK16,294	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$11.75	$0.75 LAK16,129	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.18	$0.97 LAK20,843	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.41	$1.30 LAK28,031	+58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.68	$0.70 LAK15,157	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.10	$0.46 LAK9,840	-53.2%
Average			+6.6%

Mexico vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Mexico	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$87.38	$4.72 LAK102K	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$501.29	$54.89 LAK1M	+91.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$419K	$28,639.89 LAK616M	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$340.79	$10.51 LAK226K	-46.1%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Mexico	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$512.66	$9.16 LAK197K	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,264.18	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,746.08	$817.42 LAK18M	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$859.75	$59.90 LAK1M	+21.7%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 45.8% more for childcare

	Mexico	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,137.87	$296.67 LAK6M	+25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$97,268.70	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+66.4%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$42.55	$1.42 LAK30,519	-41.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$58.32	$1.66 LAK35,607	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$77.14	$1.98 LAK42,594	-55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$685.84	$67.50 LAK1M	+71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$94.90	$3.02 LAK64,987	-44.4%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Mexico	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$926.37	$50.20 LAK1M	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$710.09	$65.21 LAK1M	+60.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,665.11	$66.39 LAK1M	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,528.07	$47.52 LAK1M	-45.7%
Average			-5.3%

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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: February 2026

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