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Luang Prabang vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 48.5% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 62.7% less in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 74.1% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.9% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Luang Prabang

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.96	$1.85 LAK40,115	-80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.97	$5.54 LAK120K	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.03	$0.90 LAK19,538	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.49	$0.57 LAK12,489	-50.3%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Singapore	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.05	$1.10 LAK23,949	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.46	$12.58 LAK273K	+41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.86	$6.50 LAK141K	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.18	$2.40 LAK52,143	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.52	$1.20 LAK26,072	-76.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.52	$0.62 LAK13,469	-68.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.76	$1.00 LAK21,726	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.86	$1.00 LAK21,726	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.53	$2.00 LAK43,453	+68.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.67 LAK14,557	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.45 LAK9,777	-53.9%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Singapore	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.66	$4.27 LAK92,687	-48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.61	$59.59 LAK1M	-35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-79.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.56	$10.16 LAK221K	+4.2%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 62.7% less for housing

	Singapore	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.25	$6.92 LAK150K	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,017.46	$1,142.50 LAK25M	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,934.87	$850.11 LAK18M	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.85	$64.60 LAK1M	-44.4%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 74.1% less for childcare

	Singapore	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,616.06	$254.79 LAK6M	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,490.80	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-68.4%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.97	$1.34 LAK29,079	-82.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.03	$1.58 LAK34,348	-66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.45	$2.00 LAK43,453	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.01	$84.48 LAK2M	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.95	$2.49 LAK54,024	-78.6%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Singapore	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD109.48	$72.71 LAK2M	-14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.88	$61.17 LAK1M	+43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.72	$74.56 LAK2M	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD162.67	$52.86 LAK1M	-58.1%
Average			-14.4%

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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: April 2026

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