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Laos vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 64.1% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 44.8% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 6.7 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.1% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 55.6% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.6% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.16	$2.08 LAK44,965	-93.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.56	$5.54 LAK119,908	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.12	$0.76 LAK16,442	-67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.80	$0.50 LAK10,718	-38.1%
Average			-64.6%

Turkmenistan vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.13 LAK24,563	-32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.09	$13.26 LAK287,028	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.80	$6.91 LAK149,594	-62.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.63	$2.11 LAK45,581	-65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.52	$2.10 LAK45,368	-75.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.63	$0.76 LAK16,404	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.03	$0.75 LAK16,237	-81.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.15	$0.97 LAK20,984	-72.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.62	$1.30 LAK28,220	-18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.70 LAK15,259	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.46 LAK9,907	-43.5%
Average			-52.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$4.72 LAK102,223	+191.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.04	$54.89 LAK1,188,014	+540.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT153,949.44	$28,639.89 LAK619,901,786	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.04	$10.51 LAK227,429	+8.2%
Average			+176.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.8% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT360.47	$9.16 LAK198,181	-91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,955.12	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,136	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,628.41	$817.42 LAK17,692,910	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,531.40	$59.90 LAK1,296,608	-86.3%
Average			-44.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.10	$296.67 LAK6,421,230	+1197.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,116.74	$9,267.93 LAK200,601,655	-64.0%
Average			+567.0%

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pay 77.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.02	$1.42 LAK30,724	-72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.71	$1.66 LAK35,847	-76.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.12	$1.98 LAK42,881	-92.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT684.22	$67.50 LAK1,461,025	-65.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.06	$3.02 LAK65,425	-78.8%
Average			-77.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 55.6% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.30	$50.20 LAK1,086,662	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT425.55	$65.21 LAK1,411,412	-46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,051.36	$66.39 LAK1,436,927	-77.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT650.84	$47.52 LAK1,028,641	-74.4%
Average			-55.6%

Turkmenistan 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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