Cost of living comparison

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

Laos is 30.8% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.6% less in Laos
Groceries
pay 47.3% more in Laos
Transportation
pay 4.3% less in Laos
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Laos
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.9% less in Laos
Clothing
pay 6.1% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.6% less for restaurants

 
Dominica
Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$1.90
LAK40,847
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.66
EC$18.00
$4.20
LAK90,527
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
EC$4.62
$0.69
LAK14,865

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

 
Dominica
Laos
Bread
1 loaf
$2.47
EC$6.67
$1.00
LAK21,581
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.11
EC$3.00
$13.03
LAK280,576
Milk (1 gallon) $14.24
EC$38.49
$6.40
LAK137,807

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

 
Dominica
Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.49
EC$12.13
$4.61
LAK99,159
Monthly public transit pass $32.25
EC$87.16
$53.85
LAK1,159,444
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
$28,167.89
LAK606,454,659

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Dominica
Laos
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.74
EC$153.33
$8.98
LAK193,415
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $283.68
EC$766.67
$993.83
LAK21,397,116
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $203.51
EC$550.00
$809.30
LAK17,424,306

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Dominica
Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $111.01
EC$300.00
$291.32
LAK6,272,218
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$9,140.14
LAK196,787,306

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pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dominica
Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.11
LAK23,811
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.10
EC$8.38
$1.62
LAK34,857
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$1.78
LAK38,418

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

 
Dominica
Laos
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.92
EC$191.67
$78.60
LAK1,692,221
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.24
EC$103.33
$61.45
LAK1,322,958
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.01
EC$400.00
$65.22
LAK1,404,175

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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: July 2025
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