Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 29.3% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 18.2% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 43.1% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.5% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,017	$8.72 TRY332.07	+359.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK90,903	$7.27 TRY276.73	+72.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,927	$1.27 TRY48.37	+84.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,498	$0.50 TRY19.19	+3.9%
Average			+130.2%

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Laos	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,671	$0.83 TRY31.76	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK281,741	$4.61 TRY175.42	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,380	$3.90 TRY148.52	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,642	$1.68 TRY63.99	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,756	$2.70 TRY102.75	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,109	$0.49 TRY18.52	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,038	$0.88 TRY33.54	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,697	$0.45 TRY17.29	-52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,873	$0.54 TRY20.61	-58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,027	$0.25 TRY9.42	-64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,774	$0.23 TRY8.74	-49.2%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Laos	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,570	$4.81 TRY183.26	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,164,259	$8.72 TRY332.07	-83.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK608,973,239	$44,845.33 TRY1,706,853.82	+59.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK228,594	$5.40 TRY205.65	-48.9%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 18.2% less for housing

	Laos	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,218	$11.50 TRY437.78	+28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,485,977	$592.54 TRY22,552.45	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,496,669	$399.36 TRY15,200.06	-50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,272,205	$53.07 TRY2,020.03	-9.8%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 43.1% more for childcare

	Laos	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,298,267	$502.10 TRY19,110.42	+72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK197,604,555	$10,388.60 TRY395,399.58	+13.7%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,910	$3.49 TRY132.83	+215.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,002	$2.84 TRY108.19	+75.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,578	$2.04 TRY77.48	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,433,622	$40.91 TRY1,556.95	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,252	$5.82 TRY221.38	+95.7%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Laos	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,699,248	$56.66 TRY2,156.56	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,328,452	$45.57 TRY1,734.37	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,410,006	$104.18 TRY3,965.34	+59.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,008,978	$93.27 TRY3,550.02	+99.9%
Average			+26.5%

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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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