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Laos vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 15.9% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 21.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Laos
Housing: pay 23.4% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 54.0% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.8% less for restaurants

	Namibia	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD140.18	$2.08 LAK44,996	-75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD71.98	$5.54 LAK119,989	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD14.28	$0.76 LAK16,453	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.51	$0.50 LAK10,726	-38.5%
Average			-23.8%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.2% more for groceries

	Namibia	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD14.82	$1.13 LAK24,579	+28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD66.51	$13.26 LAK287,223	+234.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD89.91	$6.91 LAK149,696	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD39.17	$2.11 LAK45,613	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD41.82	$2.10 LAK45,399	-15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD15.29	$0.76 LAK16,415	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD13.81	$0.75 LAK16,248	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.18	$0.97 LAK20,998	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.90	$1.30 LAK28,239	+57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD17.23	$0.70 LAK15,270	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD17.76	$0.46 LAK9,913	-56.8%
Average			+21.2%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Namibia	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD80.92	$4.72 LAK102,292	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD774.86	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	+18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD314,126.52	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	+53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD128.82	$10.51 LAK227,584	+36.8%
Average			+26.6%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.4% more for housing

	Namibia	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,077.82	$9.16 LAK198,316	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,603.25	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,845.31	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	+100.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,211.57	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	-17.0%
Average			+23.4%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 54.0% more for childcare

	Namibia	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,623.67	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	+37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,045.88	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	+70.8%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD23.58	$1.42 LAK30,745	+1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD31.22	$1.66 LAK35,871	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD50.70	$1.98 LAK42,910	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD639.23	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	+77.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD96.57	$3.02 LAK65,469	-47.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Namibia	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD982.41	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	-14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD469.44	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	+133.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,563.55	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,292.30	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	-38.3%
Average			+12.9%

Namibia vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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