Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Nepal

Nepal vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 35.7% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Nepal
Housing: pay 61.6% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 75.6% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Nepal
Clothing: pay 50.4% less in Nepal

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Nepal.

Nepal vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Laos	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,112	$1.57 NPR214.97	-17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK91,113	$6.71 NPR916.81	+59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,961	$0.42 NPR56.78	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,522	$0.16 NPR21.52	-67.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	Laos	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,721	$0.46 NPR63.49	-53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK282,392	$3.21 NPR438.25	-75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,699	$2.81 NPR384.20	-56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,745	$1.50 NPR204.98	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,859	$1.41 NPR193.14	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,146	$0.99 NPR134.80	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,075	$0.40 NPR55.11	-45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,745	$0.48 NPR64.99	-50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,937	$0.27 NPR36.47	-79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,062	$0.18 NPR25.29	-73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,796	$0.26 NPR35.65	-42.3%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Laos	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,800	$4.84 NPR661.64	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,166,949	$15.93 NPR2,177.36	-70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK610,380,007	$30,847.90 NPR4,217,670.88	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK229,122	$9.11 NPR1,245.25	-13.9%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 61.6% less for housing

	Laos	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,666	$9.30 NPR1,271.37	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,535,611	$83.84 NPR11,463.39	-91.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,537,087	$52.73 NPR7,209.62	-93.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,275,144	$20.72 NPR2,833.21	-64.8%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 75.6% less for childcare

	Laos	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,312,816	$51.59 NPR7,052.98	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK198,061,034	$2,839.32 NPR388,204.72	-68.9%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,965	$2.21 NPR301.56	+99.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,083	$1.57 NPR214.15	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,667	$2.90 NPR397.15	+62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,436,934	$16.62 NPR2,272.92	-74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,401	$2.96 NPR404.26	-0.5%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 50.4% less for clothing

	Laos	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,703,174	$21.36 NPR2,920.70	-72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,331,521	$27.01 NPR3,692.85	-56.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,413,263	$40.30 NPR5,509.97	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,011,309	$30.56 NPR4,178.36	-34.5%
Average			-50.4%

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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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