Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 29.3% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Armenia
Housing: pay 22.3% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 4.1% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 37.3% more in Armenia

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

Armenia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,017	$10.61 AMD4,134.47	+459.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK90,903	$9.00 AMD3,508.04	+114.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,927	$0.86 AMD335.49	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,498	$0.49 AMD191.50	+1.2%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Laos	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,671	$0.70 AMD271.81	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK281,741	$3.88 AMD1,512.88	-70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,380	$5.47 AMD2,132.72	-14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,642	$2.20 AMD855.65	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,756	$3.20 AMD1,248.54	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,109	$0.56 AMD217.56	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,038	$0.73 AMD285.79	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,697	$0.64 AMD248.71	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,873	$0.80 AMD310.17	-38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,027	$0.34 AMD130.79	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,774	$0.31 AMD122.51	-30.5%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Laos	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,570	$4.63 AMD1,802.44	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,164,259	$12.86 AMD5,011.48	-76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK608,973,239	$30,864.95 AMD12,027,561.07	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK228,594	$3.76 AMD1,463.35	-64.5%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 22.3% more for housing

	Laos	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,218	$19.21 AMD7,485.45	+113.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,485,977	$684.28 AMD266,651.07	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,496,669	$447.92 AMD174,546.18	-44.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,272,205	$89.01 AMD34,684.73	+51.3%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 4.1% less for childcare

	Laos	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,298,267	$270.71 AMD105,491.73	-7.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK197,604,555	$9,038.40 AMD3,522,115.35	-1.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,910	$1.67 AMD651.49	+51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,002	$2.87 AMD1,117.26	+77.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,578	$2.57 AMD1,002.30	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,433,622	$67.15 AMD26,168.87	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,252	$5.79 AMD2,255.17	+94.7%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 37.3% more for clothing

	Laos	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,699,248	$70.99 AMD27,664.11	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,328,452	$51.27 AMD19,978.46	-16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,410,006	$139.93 AMD54,527.58	+114.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,008,978	$75.15 AMD29,284.50	+61.0%
Average			+37.3%

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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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