Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 35.1% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 29.6% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 77.5% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Lebanon

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

Lebanon vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,112	$7.00 LBP627,239	+269.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK91,113	$7.64 LBP684,497	+81.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,961	$1.59 LBP142,409	+130.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,522	$1.13 LBP101,254	+132.7%
Average			+153.4%

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pay 29.6% less for groceries

	Laos	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,721	$0.62 LBP55,813	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK282,392	$4.15 LBP372,237	-68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,699	$5.55 LBP497,702	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,745	$2.17 LBP193,998	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,859	$3.28 LBP293,792	+58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,146	$0.57 LBP51,313	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,075	$0.40 LBP36,067	-45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,745	$0.31 LBP27,880	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,937	$0.44 LBP39,865	-65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,062	$0.32 LBP28,383	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,796	$0.39 LBP35,230	-13.0%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Laos	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,800	$3.49 LBP312,782	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,166,949	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	+39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK610,380,007	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,146,472	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK229,122	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	+20.6%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 77.5% more for housing

	Laos	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,666	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	+254.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,535,611	$494.12 LBP44,275,698	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,537,087	$254.69 LBP22,821,421	-68.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,275,144	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	+173.9%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Laos	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,312,816	$209.17 LBP18,742,500	-28.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK198,061,034	$3,055.56 LBP273,794,827	-66.6%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,965	$3.00 LBP268,817	+171.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,083	$1.90 LBP170,251	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,667	$2.00 LBP179,211	+12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,436,934	$39.42 LBP3,531,953	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,401	$6.75 LBP604,838	+127.1%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Laos	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,703,174	$56.56 LBP5,068,316	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,331,521	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,413,263	$93.23 LBP8,353,854	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,011,309	$92.86 LBP8,320,518	+99.0%
Average			+27.0%

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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: March 2025

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