Production Cost: Land
The cost of land lease for agricultural projects are in the range of US $ 5-12/ha per year, but will likely be raised to US $ 20-30/ha in 2009 in accordance with the reformed land law. Land lease for industrial land amounts to US $12 - 29 per ha/year. The permission to lease land is up to 30 years from a Lao national and up to 50 years from the government.
Production Cost: Labour
| Position | Average Salary (US $) |
| Manager (junior) | 150 |
| Manager (middle) | 200 |
| Manager (senior) | 300 |
| Accountant | 100 |
| Secretary | 50-200 |
| Office clerk | 50-200 |
| Driver | > 60 |
| Janitor | < 100 |
| Minimum Wage | 348,000 kip |
Public Utilities: Water Tariffs
Consumption levels in kip per m3/month
| User category | 1 – 5in kip/m3 | 6 - 15 |
| Private households & government | 1,200 | 2,600 |
| Hotels and beverage shops | 3,300 | 3,700 |
| User category |
16 – 30 In kip/m3 |
> 30 |
| Private households & government | 3,400 | 4,000 |
| Hotels and beverage shops | 4,500 | 5,600 |
| User category | 1 – 5 kip/m3 | 6 – 30 | > 31 |
| Industries | 3,700 | 4,700 | 5,700 |
Public Utilities: Electricity Tariffs
Non-Residential in kip/kWh(Low Voltage)| Int. Organisation Embassy | 1,077 |
| Commercial | 835 |
| Entertainment | 1,106 |
| Irrigation | 362 |
| Industry | 607 |
Non-Residential: in kip/kWh (Medium Voltage)
| Commercial | 709 |
| Irrigation | 308 |
| Industry | 516 |
Cost of Fuel (Jan. 09)
Diesel |
5,730 kip/l |
| Petrol | 5,960 kip/l |
Communication Cost: Internet
| Speed | Cost | |
| Internet ADSL | 128 Kbps-768 Kbps | For all facilities individual & corporate contracts are available at LaoTelecom and ETL Lao, starting from 450,000 kip/month to 3,560,000 kip/month |
| Internet Leased-Line | 128 Kbps -2 Mbps | 4,950,000 kip/month—23,750,000 kip/month (ETL)512 kbps: 7 Mio kip/month, 2Mbps: 26 Mio. Kip/month |
| Data Leased-Line | 64 Kbps– 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps: 14 Mio kip/month |
