# City Pricing Research - Wave 17

Research date: 2026-08-14

## Vang Vieng, Laos

- Current evidence includes private-room, meal, local-transport, and activity examples. A 2026 mid-budget day with a USD 22 private room and a paid kayaking/cave tour totals about USD 65, while lower daily figures are dorm-oriented.
- Status: beta candidate. Use separate everyday and activity-heavy-day estimates, not the USD 65 tour-day as the default for every day.

Sources:
- https://www.waddat.com/blog/laos-budget-travel-guide/
- https://thingstodoinvangvieng.com/budget/mid-range/
- https://hikersbay.com/travel-cost/laoPDR/vangviang?lang=en

## Savannakhet, Laos

- Current coverage confirms a private guesthouse-room pattern, local food savings, and airport transfer costs, but the available page did not expose a full auditable component range.
- Status: one-source-away.

Source:
- https://pack-lightly.com/laos/savannakhet/

## Thakhek, Laos

- Current 2026 sources confirm motorbike-dominant local transport and a USD 1-3 local-transport baseline, but no reliable private-room and activity component set was found.
- Status: research in progress.

Sources:
- https://www.takeyourbackpack.com/backpacking-in-laos/visit-thakhek/
- https://www.whereandwhen.net/budget/laos/thakhek/

## Pakse, Laos

- No reliable current short-stay component breakdown was found in this pass.
- Status: research in progress.