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| ⭐️ Total score | 101 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Laos |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 25°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (95%) = feels 25°C 77°F
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| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100,000 LAK in USD | USD 4.68 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LAK 10,000,000 = USD 468 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Coffee Inn |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎4% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 25,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,339 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | ImmoLaos |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Vietnam |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,167 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,014 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,077 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $593 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $401 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,546 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $544 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $12,644 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $19 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $51 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $91 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ 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
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild |
| Real (median) |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 70% |
nice 67% |
nice 63% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 82% |
nice 97% |
sweaty 94% |
sweaty 94% |
sweaty 89% |
nice 87% |
nice 84% |
nice 70% |
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| Rain |
dry 9mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 304mm |
rainy 474mm |
rainy 494mm |
rainy 527mm |
rainy 368mm |
rainy 133mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 16mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 13% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 50% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 20% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
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