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Luang Prabang vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 19.9% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 51.6% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 50.3% more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Luang Prabang

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

Luang Prabang vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Quito	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$1.85 LAK40,115	-63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$5.54 LAK120K	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.90 LAK19,538	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.57 LAK12,489	-21.6%
Average			-32.5%

Quito vs. Luang Prabang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.6% more for groceries

	Quito	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.10 LAK23,949	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$12.58 LAK273K	+200.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$6.50 LAK141K	+60.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.40 LAK52,143	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.20 LAK26,072	-65.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.62 LAK13,469	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.00 LAK21,726	+96.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.00 LAK21,726	+110.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$2.00 LAK43,453	+241.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.67 LAK14,557	-1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.45 LAK9,777	-4.1%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 50.3% more for transportation

	Quito	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.27 LAK92,687	+62.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$59.59 LAK1M	+120.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$28,543.54 LAK620M	+42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$10.16 LAK221K	-24.8%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Quito	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$6.92 LAK150K	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+155.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$850.11 LAK18M	+168.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$64.60 LAK1M	+157.7%
Average			+101.3%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Quito	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$254.79 LAK6M	-10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-1.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.34 LAK29,079	-43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.58 LAK34,348	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.00 LAK43,453	-66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$84.48 LAK2M	+119.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$2.49 LAK54,024	-64.5%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Quito	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$72.71 LAK2M	+20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$61.17 LAK1M	+30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$74.56 LAK2M	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$52.86 LAK1M	-43.0%
Average			-5.2%

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