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Laos vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 26.2% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 92.5% more in Laos
Housing: pay 59.8% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL149.56	$2.08 LAK44,966	-76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL130.87	$5.54 LAK119,908	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.59	$0.76 LAK16,442	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.81	$0.50 LAK10,718	-14.8%
Average			-33.0%

Moldova vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Moldova	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.71	$1.13 LAK24,563	+148.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL87.38	$13.26 LAK287,030	+156.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL76.60	$6.91 LAK149,595	+52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL35.98	$2.11 LAK45,582	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL40.95	$2.10 LAK45,369	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL6.89	$0.76 LAK16,404	+85.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.48	$0.75 LAK16,237	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.71	$0.97 LAK20,984	+19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.24	$1.30 LAK28,220	+35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.72	$0.70 LAK15,259	+107.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.49	$0.46 LAK9,907	+71.9%
Average			+59.1%

Moldova vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.5% more for transportation

	Moldova	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL89.05	$4.72 LAK102,223	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL271.79	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	+240.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL536,452.93	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL71.02	$10.51 LAK227,430	+149.7%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 59.8% more for housing

	Moldova	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL179.46	$9.16 LAK198,182	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,170.04	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	+136.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,328.49	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	+158.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,756.17	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	-42.4%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Moldova	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,306.63	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	-5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL107,389.89	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	+45.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.18	$1.42 LAK30,724	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.40	$1.66 LAK35,847	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL56.77	$1.98 LAK42,881	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL539.97	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	+111.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL91.54	$3.02 LAK65,425	-44.3%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Moldova	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL961.02	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL816.18	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,961.29	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,591.49	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	-49.6%
Average			-17.4%

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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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