Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 40.3% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 71.7% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 27.5% less in Laos
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Laos
Housing: pay 51.0% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 62.6% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Laos

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Laos.

Laos vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.7% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.90	$1.90 LAK41,017	-89.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.94	$4.20 LAK90,903	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.01	$0.69 LAK14,927	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.12	$0.49 LAK10,498	-68.3%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.67	$1.00 LAK21,671	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.71	$13.03 LAK281,741	+107.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.76	$6.40 LAK138,380	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.60	$2.06 LAK44,642	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.16	$2.07 LAK44,756	-64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.68	$0.75 LAK16,109	-61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.88	$0.74 LAK16,038	+16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.00	$0.96 LAK20,697	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.34	$1.29 LAK27,873	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.67	$0.70 LAK15,027	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.81	$0.45 LAK9,774	-65.4%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.75	$4.61 LAK99,570	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$128.24	$53.85 LAK1,164,259	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,844.46	$28,167.89 LAK608,973,239	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$26.06	$10.57 LAK228,594	-43.7%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 51.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$69.61	$8.98 LAK194,218	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,976.26	$993.83 LAK21,485,977	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,760.06	$809.30 LAK17,496,669	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$182.07	$58.85 LAK1,272,205	-55.2%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 62.6% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,385.96	$291.32 LAK6,298,267	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,638.37	$9,140.14 LAK197,604,555	-54.2%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.97	$1.11 LAK23,910	-80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.14	$1.62 LAK35,002	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.93	$1.78 LAK38,578	-86.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$64.15	$66.31 LAK1,433,622	+43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.94	$2.97 LAK64,252	-72.4%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$79.29	$78.60 LAK1,699,248	+37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$61.54	$61.45 LAK1,328,452	+38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$135.55	$65.22 LAK1,410,006	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$153.69	$46.67 LAK1,008,978	-57.9%
Average			-3.8%

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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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