Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 23.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 75.5% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 39.8% more in Laos
Childcare: pay 27.0% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.72	$1.90 LAK41,063	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.43	$4.20 LAK91,004	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.32	$0.69 LAK14,943	-45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.17	$0.49 LAK10,510	-3.7%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 75.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.72	$1.00 LAK21,695	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.23	$13.03 LAK282,056	+182.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.36	$6.40 LAK138,534	+64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.92	$2.06 LAK44,692	+22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.64	$2.07 LAK44,806	-23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.50	$0.75 LAK16,127	+53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.51	$0.74 LAK16,056	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.27	$0.96 LAK20,720	+110.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.59	$1.29 LAK27,904	+138.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.41	$0.70 LAK15,044	+180.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.45 LAK9,785	+96.9%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY183.06	$4.61 LAK99,681	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.72	$53.85 LAK1,165,558	+517.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,705,025.88	$28,167.89 LAK609,652,742	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.43	$10.57 LAK228,849	+95.7%
Average			+142.9%

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pay 39.8% more for housing

	Ankara	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.31	$8.98 LAK194,435	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,528.30	$993.83 LAK21,509,951	+67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,183.78	$809.30 LAK17,516,192	+102.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,017.86	$58.85 LAK1,273,625	+10.9%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 27.0% less for childcare

	Ankara	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,089.95	$291.32 LAK6,305,294	-42.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,976.13	$9,140.14 LAK197,825,045	-12.0%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.69	$1.11 LAK23,937	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.08	$1.62 LAK35,041	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.40	$1.78 LAK38,621	-12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,555.29	$66.31 LAK1,435,222	+62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.14	$2.97 LAK64,324	-48.9%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,154.25	$78.60 LAK1,701,144	+38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,732.52	$61.45 LAK1,329,934	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,961.09	$65.22 LAK1,411,579	-37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,546.21	$46.67 LAK1,010,104	-50.0%
Average			-3.5%

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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: April 2025

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