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Laos vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 47.3% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 68.5% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 73.3% more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Laos

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

Laos vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.9% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$2.08 LAK44,969	-47.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$5.54 LAK119,918	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.76 LAK16,444	+15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.50 LAK10,719	+63.1%
Average			-0.9%

Tanzania vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.5% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$1.13 LAK24,565	+54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$13.26 LAK287,052	+200.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$6.91 LAK149,607	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$2.11 LAK45,585	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$2.10 LAK45,372	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$0.76 LAK16,405	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.75 LAK16,239	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$0.97 LAK20,985	+125.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$1.30 LAK28,222	+263.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.70 LAK15,261	+96.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.46 LAK9,907	-25.4%
Average			+68.5%

Tanzania vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.3% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$4.72 LAK102,231	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	+248.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	+60.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$10.51 LAK227,448	-15.9%
Average			+73.3%

Tanzania vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Tanzania	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$9.16 LAK198,197	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	+200.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	+358.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	-6.7%
Average			+118.0%

Tanzania vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	-35.1%
Average			-32.9%

Tanzania vs. Laos - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$1.42 LAK30,727	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$1.66 LAK35,850	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$1.98 LAK42,885	-0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$3.02 LAK65,430	-52.4%
Average			-10.7%

Tanzania vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	+177.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	+136.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	+134.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	+13.4%
Average			+115.6%

Tanzania 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: December 2025

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