2.73/5
245 reviews
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Cost of Living in Luang Prabang

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town

tourist

decent

Came here for 10 days in May 2024. It feel like its a town that caters to tourist, i.e. lots of western restaurants, tours, and some locals speak decent english. However, it was not crowded and definitely feels like a sleepy relaxed town with a decent amount of attractions. I noticed even Lao tourist in LP. I didn't have any issues with Wifi working remotely here.

1 year ago

✅ Beautiful small city

✅ Decently priced accommodation and dining

✅ Good for remote work with reliable WiFi

✅ Relaxed, not crowded atmosphere

✅ English-speaking locals

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Very safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Very safe for women

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ More of a backpacker hub than a destination

❌ Limited duration of stay recommended

❌ Perceived as expensive for Laos

❌ No freedom of speech

❌ No democracy

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

22°C / 72°F mild

28°C / 82°F warm

31°C / 88°F hot

35°C / 95°F hot

38°C / 100°F hot

35°C / 95°F hot

29°C / 84°F warm

25°C / 77°F warm

22°C / 72°F mild

Real (median)

22°C / 72°F
mild

26°C / 79°F
warm

29°C / 84°F
very warm

30°C / 86°F
very warm

31°C / 88°F
hot

30°C / 86°F
very warm

29°C / 84°F
very warm

26°C / 79°F
warm

25°C / 77°F
warm

22°C / 72°F
mild

Humidity

nice
66%

nice
64%

nice
56%

sweaty
72%

sweaty
81%

sweaty
83%

sweaty
82%

sweaty
81%

nice
81%

nice
78%

nice
70%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
3mm

dry
6mm

dry
42mm

rainy
85mm

rainy
132mm

rainy
182mm

rainy
273mm

rainy
286mm

rainy
206mm

rainy
78mm

dry
25mm

dry
3mm

Cloud

pockets
21%

pockets
23%

pockets
22%

pockets
40%

pockets
39%

cloudy
56%

cloudy
55%

cloudy
54%

pockets
44%

pockets
46%

pockets
39%

pockets
23%

Sun

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

Remote workers

615 people

675 people

436 people

371 people

429 people

400 people

215 people

333 people

291 people

400 people

492 people

582 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Vang Vieng

Laos

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°

🚕4h

$1,344 / mo

3 Mbps

Vientiane

Laos

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° 🥵 AQI 38

✈️17min

$870 / mo

3 Mbps

Chiang Rai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°

✈️20min

$1,131 / mo

24 Mbps

Udon Thani

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 80° 🥵

✈️23min

$1,019 / mo

19 Mbps

Sa Pa

Vietnam

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 19° 66° 19° 65°

✈️26min

$1,213 / mo

8 Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 23

✈️28min

$1,284 / mo

19 Mbps

Pai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°

✈️31min

$1,382 / mo

19 Mbps

Ninh Binh

Vietnam

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°

✈️32min

$802 / mo

9 Mbps

Hanoi

Vietnam

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69° AQI 19

✈️33min

$1,061 / mo

9 Mbps

Nakhon Ratchasima

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 30° 86° 26° 78° 🥵 AQI 64 😷

✈️44min

$1,047 / mo

103 Mbps

Kunming

China

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 76 😷

✈️46min

$1,903 / mo

2 Mbps

Naypyidaw

Myanmar

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° 🥵

✈️51min

$1,340 / mo

7 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85° 🥵 AQI 56 😷

✈️56min

$1,582 / mo

24 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 38

✈️12h

$5,664 / mo

23 Mbps

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 52 😷

✈️1h

$1,028 / mo

11 Mbps

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 85°

✈️3h

$4,362 / mo

135 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 50

✈️12h

$4,552 / mo

31 Mbps

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 39° 102° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 69 😷

✈️2h

$1,533 / mo

16 Mbps

Reykjavik

Iceland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 5° 41° 8° 47° AQI 52 😷

✈️13h

$5,665 / mo

24 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 37

✈️14h

$3,821 / mo

33 Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 23

✈️28min

$1,284 / mo

19 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 57 😷

✈️11h

$4,043 / mo

27 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 65°

✈️16h

$5,559 / mo

81 Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 21

✈️5h

$3,216 / mo

26 Mbps

Vientiane

Laos

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° 🥵 AQI 38

✈️17min

$870 / mo

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Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 23

✈️28min

$1,284 / mo

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Hanoi

Vietnam

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69° AQI 19

✈️33min

$1,061 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85° 🥵 AQI 56 😷

✈️56min

$1,582 / mo

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Siem Reap

Cambodia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 83° 🥵

✈️60min

$1,220 / mo

🌇 Also went here125 people

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 41° 106° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 52 😷

✈️1h

$1,028 / mo

🌇 Also went here143 people

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌦 Feels 39° 102° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 69 😷

✈️2h

$1,533 / mo

🌇 Also went here131 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 85°

✈️3h

$4,362 / mo

🌇 Also went here146 people

Ubud, Bali

Indonesia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83° 🥵 AQI 177 😷

✈️5h

$2,119 / mo

🌇 Also went here104 people

Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68° AQI 21

✈️5h

$3,216 / mo

🌇 Also went here111 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 57 😷

✈️11h

$4,043 / mo

🌇 Also went here105 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54° AQI 28

✈️12h

$5,410 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 53 😷

✈️12h

$5,402 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 38

✈️12h

$5,664 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌤 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 50

✈️12h

$4,552 / mo

🌇 Also went here102 people

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.73/5 (Rank #223) 245 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍6 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,081 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 5 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 94%
👌 Safety	Great
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Okay
🤮 Food safety*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	Low
💰 Income level*	Very low: $195 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Great
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Laos
🗓️ Average trip length	5 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	5 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (94%) = feels 24°C 75°F
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100,000 LAK in USD	USD 4.64
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	LAK 10,000,000 = USD 464
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
☕️ Best coffee place	Joma Bakery Café
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	5% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	56,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$2,339 / year
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 78% 👱‍♀️ 22%
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Air Asia
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air Asia

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,081 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$827 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,457 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$416 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$675 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,731 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$473 / month
🏠 Median home price	$16,234
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$32 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$57 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$180 / month
🍛 Dinner	$1
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$0
☕️ Coffee in cafe	0