Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 38.0% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 20.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 11.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.1% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,112	$9.93 MX$202.34	+423.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK91,113	$7.45 MX$151.76	+77.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,961	$1.08 MX$22.00	+56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,522	$0.77 MX$15.75	+59.1%
Average			+153.9%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Laos	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,721	$2.45 MX$49.97	+144.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK282,392	$4.87 MX$99.18	-62.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,699	$5.51 MX$112.24	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,745	$2.18 MX$44.48	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,859	$3.57 MX$72.77	+72.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,146	$1.22 MX$24.90	+64.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,075	$0.67 MX$13.64	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,745	$0.80 MX$16.28	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,937	$0.83 MX$16.86	-35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,062	$0.85 MX$17.34	+22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,796	$0.83 MX$16.87	+83.1%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Laos	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,800	$4.64 MX$94.51	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,166,949	$17.87 MX$364.22	-66.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK610,380,007	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK229,122	$3.47 MX$70.82	-67.1%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 20.0% more for housing

	Laos	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,666	$24.38 MX$496.88	+171.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,535,611	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,537,087	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	-32.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,275,144	$30.31 MX$617.78	-48.5%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 11.5% more for childcare

	Laos	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,312,816	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK198,061,034	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	-7.8%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,965	$2.73 MX$55.64	+146.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,083	$3.01 MX$61.27	+85.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,667	$3.92 MX$79.93	+119.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,436,934	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,401	$4.96 MX$101.17	+67.0%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Laos	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,703,174	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,331,521	$41.06 MX$836.83	-33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,413,263	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,011,309	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	+97.0%
Average			+19.1%

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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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