Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 54.4% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 22.5% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Laos	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 LAK41,112	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+275.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.20 LAK91,113	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	+18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 LAK14,961	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 LAK10,522	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+5.1%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Laos	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 LAK21,721	$1.02 ZWL328.81	+1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 LAK282,392	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 LAK138,699	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 LAK44,745	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 LAK44,859	$2.28 ZWL732.64	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,146	$1.02 ZWL327.34	+36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,075	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 LAK20,745	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 LAK27,937	$0.67 ZWL217.19	-47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,062	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LAK9,796	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+81.6%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Laos	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 LAK99,800	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.85 LAK1,166,949	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,167.89 LAK610,380,007	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 LAK229,122	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+107.5%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Laos	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.98 LAK194,666	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+1305.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$993.83 LAK21,535,611	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$809.30 LAK17,537,087	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.85 LAK1,275,144	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-15.3%
Average			+285.9%

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pay 22.5% less for childcare

	Laos	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.32 LAK6,312,816	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,140.14 LAK198,061,034	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-17.3%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 LAK23,965	$1.50 ZWL483.00	+35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 LAK35,083	$2.65 ZWL854.83	+64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK38,667	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-12.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 LAK1,436,934	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 LAK64,401	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+236.5%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Laos	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 LAK1,703,174	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-73.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.45 LAK1,331,521	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.22 LAK1,413,263	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.67 LAK1,011,309	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	+8.1%
Average			-38.2%

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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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