Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 8.8% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Laos
Housing: pay 48.8% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 97.8% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Laos

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

Planning a move to Laos? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Laos vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 49.6% less for restaurants

	Namibia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 NAD145.17	$2.23 LAK50,211	-74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 NAD92.05	$5.35 LAK121K	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$0.79 LAK17,779	-5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 NAD11.99	$0.46 LAK10,439	-36.4%
Average			-49.6%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Namibia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 NAD17.57	$1.14 LAK25,737	+7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 NAD74.42	$12.87 LAK290K	+184.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 NAD111.16	$6.94 LAK156K	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 NAD39.55	$1.87 LAK42,101	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 NAD47.68	$2.81 LAK63,330	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 NAD19.52	$0.84 LAK18,975	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.69	$0.52 LAK11,662	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$1.19 LAK26,832	+42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.45	$0.69 LAK15,639	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NAD16.41	$0.66 LAK14,918	-33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NAD17.85	$0.49 LAK10,995	-55.0%
Average			-9.1%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Namibia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 NAD82.67	$5.01 LAK113K	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.08 NAD643.38	$52.98 LAK1M	+35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$27,872.00 LAK628M	+16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 NAD132.14	$9.14 LAK206K	+13.8%
Average			+14.3%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.8% more for housing

	Namibia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$9.51 LAK214K	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	$885.68 LAK20M	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	$631.74 LAK14M	+81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	$65.79 LAK1M	-11.9%
Average			+48.8%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 97.8% more for childcare

	Namibia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$435.49 LAK10M	+108.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$9,982.68 LAK225M	+87.3%
Average			+97.8%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NAD27.33	$1.32 LAK29,812	-20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 NAD34.09	$1.66 LAK37,366	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$1.78 LAK40,169	-46.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 NAD651.63	$64.54 LAK1M	+63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$3.32 LAK74,750	-38.7%
Average			-14.1%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Namibia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.50 NAD996.00	$48.46 LAK1M	-19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$62.95 LAK1M	+81.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$64.36 LAK1M	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	$46.02 LAK1M	-44.8%
Average			-12.8%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Namibia vs. Laos

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Laos?

Quality of Life Comparison · 22 statistics

Be 93.8% less likely to be unemployed in Laos

Size Comparison · See true size

Namibia is about 3.5 times bigger than Laos.

Moving from Namibia to Laos · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Namibia vs.

South Africa

Namibia vs.

United Kingdom

Namibia vs.

Australia

Namibia vs.

Canada

Namibia vs.

Botswana

Namibia vs.

Angola

Namibia vs.

Zambia

Namibia vs.

Tanzania

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Windhoek vs. Vientiane

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Namibia

Add prices for Laos

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Laos or Namibia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.