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Laos vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 79.4% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 72.2% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Laos
Clothing: pay 44.5% more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS58.35	$2.08 LAK44,512	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS82.45	$5.54 LAK119K	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.41	$0.76 LAK16,277	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.94	$0.50 LAK10,610	+61.7%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 72.2% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.26	$1.13 LAK24,315	+106.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS55.81	$13.26 LAK284K	+127.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS37.99	$6.91 LAK148K	+74.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS16.50	$2.11 LAK45,122	+22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.74	$2.10 LAK44,911	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.70	$0.76 LAK16,239	+8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS11.35	$0.75 LAK16,074	-36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.84	$0.97 LAK20,772	+5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.23	$1.30 LAK27,935	+195.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.75	$0.70 LAK15,106	+145.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.95	$0.46 LAK9,807	+125.5%
Average			+72.2%

Tajikistan vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS38.95	$4.72 LAK101K	+16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS101.48	$54.89 LAK1M	+418.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS112K	$28,639.89 LAK614M	+145.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS34.50	$10.51 LAK225K	+191.9%
Average			+193.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tajikistan	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS187.74	$9.16 LAK196K	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,552.03	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+171.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,298.23	$817.42 LAK18M	+240.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS330.65	$59.90 LAK1M	+73.6%
Average			+108.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS913.33	$296.67 LAK6M	+211.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS66,830.05	$9,267.93 LAK199M	+32.9%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS10.15	$1.42 LAK30,415	+34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS14.38	$1.66 LAK35,486	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS25.37	$1.98 LAK42,449	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS324.80	$67.50 LAK1M	+99.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS43.13	$3.02 LAK64,766	-32.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 44.5% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS253.49	$50.20 LAK1M	+89.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS322.71	$65.21 LAK1M	+93.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS583.51	$66.39 LAK1M	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS532.77	$47.52 LAK1M	-14.5%
Average			+44.5%

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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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