Laos vs Mongolia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Laos	Mongolia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$2341
🏠 One person rent	$786	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1600	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$221	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$224	$408
💸 GDP per capita	$2075	$5765
😃 Human freedom index	5.34	7.43
❤️ Life expectancy	69	72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index	28	33
🌐 English speaking %	6%	1%
🎓 Higher education	23	44
😀 Quality of life	19	42
🏙️ Population	6.86M	3.41M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1171) is 29% more expensive than in Mongolia ($906). Laos ranked 60th vs 100th for Mongolia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Laos compared to 0.5 months in Mongolia. Ranked 167th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Mongolia

We calculate prices for Laos and Mongolia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

	Laos	Mongolia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.77	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.43	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1635	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1869	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$872	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.62	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.59	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.41	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.77	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.6	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9278	$7750