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| ⭐️ Total score | 230 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 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 | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Asia |
| 🚩 Country | Laos |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 36°C 97°F + 🌵 Too dry (28%) = feels 37°C 99°F
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| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 100,000 LAK in USD | USD 4.61 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | LAK 10,000,000 = USD 461 |
| 💸 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 | $1,043 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $783 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,450 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $414 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $691 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,563 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $470 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $32 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $51 / 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
✅ 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 dry air now
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ 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
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| Feels |
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22° mild |
79
26° warm |
82
28° warm |
86
30° warm |
88
31° hot |
86
30° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
79
26° warm |
77
25° warm |
72
22° mild |
| Real |
72
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mild |
79
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warm |
84
29°
very warm |
86
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very warm |
88
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86
30°
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84
29°
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84
29°
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84
29°
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79
26°
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77
25°
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72
22°
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| Humidity |
nice 33% |
nice 32% |
too dry 28% |
nice 36% |
nice 36% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 41% |
nice 41% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
| 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 |
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avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
| Remote workers | 585 people | 600 people | 400 people | 400 people | 429 people | 433 people | 217 people | 333 people | 280 people | 400 people | 500 people | 540 people |
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