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Luang Prabang vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 10.0% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 41.9% more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 10.5% less in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 48.4% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Luang Prabang

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

Luang Prabang vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$1.85 LAK40,115	-84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$5.54 LAK120K	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$0.90 LAK19,538	-34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$0.57 LAK12,489	-6.0%
Average			-33.1%

Moscow vs. Luang Prabang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$1.10 LAK23,949	+30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$12.58 LAK273K	+100.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$6.50 LAK141K	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$2.40 LAK52,143	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$1.20 LAK26,072	-51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$0.62 LAK13,469	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$1.00 LAK21,726	+14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$1.00 LAK21,726	+10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$2.00 LAK43,453	+22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.67 LAK14,557	+57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.45 LAK9,777	+32.9%
Average			+25.2%

Moscow vs. Luang Prabang - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$4.27 LAK92,687	+50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$59.59 LAK1M	+62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$10.16 LAK221K	+77.3%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 10.5% less for housing

	Moscow	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$6.92 LAK150K	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$1,142.50 LAK25M	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$850.11 LAK18M	+19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$64.60 LAK1M	-41.6%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$254.79 LAK6M	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-35.6%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$1.34 LAK29,079	-68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$1.58 LAK34,348	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$2.00 LAK43,453	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$84.48 LAK2M	+89.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$2.49 LAK54,024	-62.1%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$72.71 LAK2M	-4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$61.17 LAK1M	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$74.56 LAK2M	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$52.86 LAK1M	-66.3%
Average			-20.5%

Moscow vs. Luang Prabang - Cost of clothing

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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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