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Laos vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 63.4% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 71.9% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 62.6% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Laos

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Laos are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Laos.

Laos vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG25,815	$2.08 LAK44,512	-48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG33,290	$5.54 LAK119K	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,333	$0.76 LAK16,277	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,139	$0.50 LAK10,610	+1.8%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 71.9% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG6,688	$1.13 LAK24,315	+9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG22,515	$13.26 LAK284K	+279.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG22,704	$6.91 LAK148K	+96.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG11,653	$2.11 LAK45,122	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG9,730	$2.10 LAK44,911	+39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,074	$0.76 LAK16,239	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,613	$0.75 LAK16,074	+85.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,602	$0.97 LAK20,772	+140.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,732	$1.30 LAK27,935	+77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG2,946	$0.70 LAK15,106	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,641	$0.46 LAK9,807	+11.8%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 62.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,280	$4.72 LAK101K	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG184K	$54.89 LAK1M	+92.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG99M	$28,639.89 LAK614M	+85.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG47,810	$10.51 LAK225K	+41.8%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Paraguay	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG108K	$9.16 LAK196K	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG3M	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+155.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2M	$817.42 LAK18M	+174.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG178K	$59.90 LAK1M	+117.4%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG780K	$296.67 LAK6M	+145.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG19M	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+214.3%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG8,586	$1.42 LAK30,415	+6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG11,736	$1.66 LAK35,486	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,134	$1.98 LAK42,449	+57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG172K	$67.50 LAK1M	+152.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG35,398	$3.02 LAK64,766	-44.9%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG356K	$50.20 LAK1M	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG244K	$65.21 LAK1M	+72.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG504K	$66.39 LAK1M	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG357K	$47.52 LAK1M	-14.1%
Average			+8.6%

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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: March 2026

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