Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 9.2% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Laos
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.8% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY333.36	$2.08 LAK45,605	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY351.94	$5.54 LAK122K	-27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY53.98	$0.76 LAK16,676	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY20.37	$0.50 LAK10,871	+11.5%
Average			-30.8%

Turkey vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Turkey	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY30.68	$1.13 LAK24,912	+69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY206.07	$13.26 LAK291K	+195.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY158.32	$6.91 LAK152K	+100.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY89.04	$2.11 LAK46,230	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY112.93	$2.10 LAK46,014	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY28.35	$0.76 LAK16,637	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY43.81	$0.75 LAK16,468	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY24.20	$0.97 LAK21,282	+83.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY27.33	$1.30 LAK28,621	+118.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY13.36	$0.70 LAK15,476	+141.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.34	$0.46 LAK10,047	+85.0%
Average			+71.7%

Turkey vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Turkey	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY210.12	$4.72 LAK104K	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,330.07	$54.89 LAK1M	+89.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2M	$28,639.89 LAK629M	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY345.41	$10.51 LAK231K	+39.5%
Average			+22.9%

Turkey vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Turkey	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY627.14	$9.16 LAK201K	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY23,621.58	$1,004.64 LAK22M	+95.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY15,986.64	$817.42 LAK18M	+134.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY2,147.33	$59.90 LAK1M	+27.9%
Average			+56.1%

Turkey vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Turkey	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY24,002.47	$296.67 LAK7M	-43.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY463K	$9,267.93 LAK203M	-8.3%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY136.49	$1.42 LAK31,161	-52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY134.00	$1.66 LAK36,357	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY96.42	$1.98 LAK43,491	-5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,415.55	$67.50 LAK1M	+28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY260.70	$3.02 LAK66,355	-46.8%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Turkey	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY2,149.98	$50.20 LAK1M	+7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,994.21	$65.21 LAK1M	+49.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,664.72	$66.39 LAK1M	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,894.67	$47.52 LAK1M	-44.0%
Average			-5.4%

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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: June 2026

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