Cost of living comparison

 Democratic Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Laos
Laos vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Laos instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.90
LAK40,937
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.20
LAK90,727
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.69
LAK14,898

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.00
LAK21,629
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $13.03
LAK281,195
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.40
LAK138,111

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.61
LAK99,377
Monthly public transit pass ?? $53.85
LAK1,162,002
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,167.89
LAK607,792,633

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $8.98
LAK193,841
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $993.83
LAK21,444,322
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $809.30
LAK17,462,748

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $291.32
LAK6,286,056
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,140.14
LAK197,221,462

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.11
LAK23,864
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.62
LAK34,934
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.78
LAK38,503

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $78.60
LAK1,695,954
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $61.45
LAK1,325,877
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $65.22
LAK1,407,272

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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 2025
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