⭐️ Total score |
2.66/5 (Rank #279)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍5 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,172 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 6 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C88°F (feels 41°C106°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 80%
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👌 Safety |
Great
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👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Okay |
🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$195 / mo
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🙊 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) | 6 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 31°C 88°F + 🥵 Sweaty (80%) = feels 41°C 106°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 100,000 LAK in USD | USD 4.62 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LAK 10,000,000 = USD 462 |
💸 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 | $1,172 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $824 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,452 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $415 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $936 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,725 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $471 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $16,174 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $44 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $57 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $179 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $1 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $0 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | 0 |
✅ 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
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ 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 | 38°C / 100°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°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 |
29°C / 84°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 72% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 81% |
nice 78% |
nice 70% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ 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 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 615 people | 650 people | 418 people | 371 people | 429 people | 400 people | 215 people | 333 people | 273 people | 400 people | 477 people | 564 people |
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