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Laos vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 9.4% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Laos
Housing: pay 3.3% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 1.5% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Poland	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN38.04	$2.08 LAK45,129	-79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN31.40	$5.54 LAK120K	-34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.46	$0.76 LAK16,502	-62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.13	$0.50 LAK10,757	-69.9%
Average			-61.5%

Poland vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Poland	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.86	$1.13 LAK24,652	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN17.00	$13.26 LAK288K	+190.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.81	$6.91 LAK150K	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN12.21	$2.11 LAK45,747	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.00	$2.10 LAK45,533	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.90	$0.76 LAK16,464	+48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.81	$0.75 LAK16,296	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.10	$0.97 LAK21,060	+16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.75	$1.30 LAK28,322	+2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.54	$0.70 LAK15,315	+70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.89	$0.46 LAK9,943	-10.0%
Average			+28.5%

Poland vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Poland	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN24.26	$4.72 LAK103K	-27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN121.70	$54.89 LAK1M	+68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN125K	$28,639.89 LAK622M	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN33.11	$10.51 LAK228K	+18.2%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Poland	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN60.79	$9.16 LAK199K	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,458.76	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN2,014.23	$817.42 LAK18M	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN814.01	$59.90 LAK1M	-72.6%
Average			-3.3%

Poland vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 1.5% more for childcare

	Poland	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,386.41	$296.67 LAK6M	-20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,999.13	$9,267.93 LAK201M	+23.3%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN13.01	$1.42 LAK30,836	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.89	$1.66 LAK35,977	-52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.49	$1.98 LAK43,037	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN137.83	$67.50 LAK1M	+82.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.54	$3.02 LAK65,663	-59.1%
Average			-30.1%

Poland vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Poland	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN326.84	$50.20 LAK1M	-42.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN140.94	$65.21 LAK1M	+72.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN331.32	$66.39 LAK1M	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN368.01	$47.52 LAK1M	-51.9%
Average			-11.9%

Poland vs. Laos - 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: March 2026

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