Your USD goes further in Laos

+3.1% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,062.81 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 44,732,000 LAK

That is 1,362,000 LAK more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $60.90 today.

LAK per 1 USD Then 21,685 · Today 22,366

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Laos

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

810,000 LAK a night

1 more night

Costs you today: $36.22
Cost you 1 year ago: $37.35

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

1,400,000 LAK a night

$1.97 less a night

Costs you today: $62.60
Cost you 1 year ago: $64.56

Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

76,000 LAK a meal

17 more meals

Costs you today: $3.40
Cost you 1 year ago: $3.50

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

480,000 LAK a dinner

2 more dinners

Costs you today: $21.46
Cost you 1 year ago: $22.14

Do Estimate

Museum entry

140,000 LAK a ticket

9 more tickets

Costs you today: $6.26
Cost you 1 year ago: $6.46

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

690,000 LAK a tour

1 more tour

Costs you today: $30.85
Cost you 1 year ago: $31.82

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

560,000 LAK a ride

2 more rides

Costs you today: $25.04
Cost you 1 year ago: $25.82

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

450,000 LAK a ticket

3 more tickets

Costs you today: $20.12
Cost you 1 year ago: $20.75

Rate history

LAK per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
200,000 LAK	$8.94	$9.22
1,000,000 LAK	$44.71	$46.11
5,000,000 LAK	$223.55	$230.57
20,000,000 LAK	$894.21	$922.30

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)