Common information
Cost of living and prices in Laos
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre656USD/month
- in city centre858USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,130USD/month
- in city centre1,277USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 20 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 24 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 60 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 29,494 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 29,629 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 59 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 8 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 94 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 64 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 75 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 53 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 86 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 26 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 858 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 656 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,277 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,130 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,246 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 87 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 461 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10.12 |
List of largest cities in Laos
Ratings
Main factors in Laos
- Leisure quality
- 3.5
- Quality of life
- 5.8
- Travelers rating
- 5.1
- English speaking
- 2.8
- Nightlife
- 3.5
- Coworking spaces
- 2.8
- Free WIFI
- 3.5
Safety in Laos
Comfort in Laos
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Laos
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| Average low, °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
| Record low, °C | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 1 |
| Rain, days | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 72 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 285 | 96 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 97 | 220 | 274 | 319 | 371 | 1761 |
| Relative humidity, % | 84 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 77 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 232 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 462 | 440 | 360 | 313 | 295 | 330 | 446 | 500 | 526 | 497 | 504 | 493 | 5165 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |