Cost of living comparison

 Laos
compared to
 Somalia
Somalia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 3.3% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.3% more in Somalia
Groceries
pay 7.0% more in Somalia
Transportation
pay 43.4% less in Somalia
Housing
pay 32.2% more in Somalia
Childcare
pay 86.5% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 99.6% more in Somalia
Clothing
pay 50.2% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

pay 18.3% more for restaurants

 
Laos
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.90
LAK41,153
$2.65
SOS1,519
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.20
LAK91,204
$4.67
SOS2,675
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
LAK14,976
$0.81
SOS463

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

 
Laos
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
LAK21,743
$0.97
SOS557
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.03
LAK282,676
$1.96
SOS1,123
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
LAK138,838
$5.93
SOS3,399

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

 
Laos
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
LAK99,900
$4.12
SOS2,363
Monthly public transit pass $53.85
LAK1,168,120
$25.00
SOS14,330
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,167.89
LAK610,992,535
$5,750.00
SOS3,295,884

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pay 32.2% more for housing

 
Laos
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.98
LAK194,862
$30.62
SOS17,554
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $993.83
LAK21,557,222
$160.00
SOS91,712
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $809.30
LAK17,554,686
$93.33
SOS53,498

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pay 86.5% less for childcare

 
Laos
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $291.32
LAK6,319,151
$55.21
SOS31,645
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,140.14
LAK198,259,792
$742.50
SOS425,599

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Laos
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.11
LAK23,989
$7.00
SOS4,012
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.62
LAK35,118
$1.24
SOS709
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.78
LAK38,705
$1.34
SOS771

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

 
Laos
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.60
LAK1,704,883
$18.61
SOS10,668
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.45
LAK1,332,857
$23.11
SOS13,247
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.22
LAK1,414,681
$25.89
SOS14,839

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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: May 2025
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