Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 18.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Laos
Housing: pay 32.9% less in Laos
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Laos

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

Laos vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.38	$1.90 LAK41,017	-80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN32.70	$4.20 LAK90,903	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.77	$0.69 LAK14,927	-61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.76	$0.49 LAK10,498	-72.9%
Average			-66.7%

Warsaw vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.11	$1.00 LAK21,671	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.46	$13.03 LAK281,741	+199.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.33	$6.40 LAK138,380	+68.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.42	$2.06 LAK44,642	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.59	$2.07 LAK44,756	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.71	$0.75 LAK16,109	+64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.82	$0.74 LAK16,038	-0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.10	$0.96 LAK20,697	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.24	$1.29 LAK27,873	-7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.57	$0.70 LAK15,027	+67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.77	$0.45 LAK9,774	-3.5%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.41	$4.61 LAK99,570	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN102.79	$53.85 LAK1,164,259	+97.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN116,051.00	$28,167.89 LAK608,973,239	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN29.90	$10.57 LAK228,594	+33.5%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 32.9% less for housing

	Warsaw	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN64.93	$8.98 LAK194,218	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,041.16	$993.83 LAK21,485,977	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,143.39	$809.30 LAK17,496,669	-2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN847.59	$58.85 LAK1,272,205	-73.8%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,917.60	$291.32 LAK6,298,267	-42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN47,503.38	$9,140.14 LAK197,604,555	-27.3%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.02	$1.11 LAK23,910	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.82	$1.62 LAK35,002	-55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.99	$1.78 LAK38,578	-62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN159.54	$66.31 LAK1,433,622	+57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN32.70	$2.97 LAK64,252	-65.7%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN337.77	$78.60 LAK1,699,248	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN156.92	$61.45 LAK1,328,452	+47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN333.52	$65.22 LAK1,410,006	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN385.83	$46.67 LAK1,008,978	-54.3%
Average			-11.2%

Warsaw vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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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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