Cost of living comparison

 Croatia
compared to
 Laos
Laos vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 10.8% cheaper than Croatia overall.

Restaurants
pay 70.9% less in Laos
Groceries
pay 16.0% more in Laos
Transportation
pay 6.4% less in Laos
Housing
pay 7.9% more in Laos
Childcare
pay 20.2% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.8% less in Laos
Clothing
pay 9.9% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 70.9% less for restaurants

 
Croatia
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.19
HRK77.83
$1.90
LAK41,112
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.42
HRK58.57
$4.20
LAK91,113
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.80
HRK19.47
$0.69
LAK14,961

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

 
Croatia
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
$1.38
HRK9.58
$1.00
LAK21,721
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.36
HRK37.28
$13.03
LAK282,392
Milk (1 gallon) $4.40
HRK30.60
$6.40
LAK138,699

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

 
Croatia
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.04
HRK42.00
$4.61
LAK99,800
Monthly public transit pass $39.44
HRK274.36
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,382.54
HRK232,230.34
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007

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pay 7.9% more for housing

 
Croatia
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.67
HRK199.47
$8.98
LAK194,666
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $578.08
HRK4,021.50
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $443.55
HRK3,085.65
$809.30
LAK17,537,087

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

 
Croatia
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $223.99
HRK1,558.20
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,279.88
HRK57,600.15
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Croatia
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.29
HRK22.89
$1.11
LAK23,965
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
HRK15.09
$1.62
LAK35,083
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.05
HRK35.13
$1.78
LAK38,667

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

 
Croatia
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.67
HRK595.94
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.19
HRK272.60
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.74
HRK693.84
$65.22
LAK1,413,263

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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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