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Laos vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 21.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Laos
Housing: pay 47.5% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 13.4% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.8% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 34.6% less for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$2.08 LAK45,037	-73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$5.54 LAK120K	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$0.76 LAK16,469	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.50 LAK10,735	-1.8%
Average			-34.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.13 LAK24,602	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$13.26 LAK287K	+147.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$6.91 LAK150K	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.11 LAK45,654	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$2.10 LAK45,441	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$0.76 LAK16,430	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.75 LAK16,263	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.97 LAK21,017	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$1.30 LAK28,265	+122.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.70 LAK15,284	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.46 LAK9,922	-13.1%
Average			+20.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$4.72 LAK102K	+62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$54.89 LAK1M	+3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149K	$28,639.89 LAK621M	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$10.51 LAK228K	+23.6%
Average			+14.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Laos - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.5% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$9.16 LAK198K	-91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$1,004.64 LAK22M	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$817.42 LAK18M	-17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$59.90 LAK1M	-51.2%
Average			-47.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 13.4% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$296.67 LAK6M	-40.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$9,267.93 LAK201M	+13.5%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$1.42 LAK30,773	-86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$1.66 LAK35,904	-66.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$1.98 LAK42,950	-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$67.50 LAK1M	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$3.02 LAK65,529	-77.1%
Average			-61.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Laos - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$50.20 LAK1M	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$65.21 LAK1M	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$66.39 LAK1M	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$47.52 LAK1M	-55.4%
Average			-29.0%

United Arab Emirates 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: March 2026

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