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Uzbekistan vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 17.6% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% more in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 37.2% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 45.4% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 44.4% less in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 40.3% less in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Uzbekistan

The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Uzbekistan are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Laos, you would:

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pay 51.7% more for restaurants

	Laos	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$7.42 UZS88,099.97	+257.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$4.28 UZS50,829.22	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.76 UZS8,982.66	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.36 UZS4,271.84	-27.3%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 37.2% less for groceries

	Laos	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$0.56 UZS6,638.34	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$3.78 UZS44,915.91	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$3.97 UZS47,131.35	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$1.50 UZS17,750.56	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$1.68 UZS19,981.69	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$0.51 UZS6,105.36	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.86 UZS10,178.38	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$1.11 UZS13,183.00	+14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.52 UZS6,159.79	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.25 UZS2,985.63	-64.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.15 UZS1,731.94	-68.1%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

	Laos	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$3.80 UZS45,119.44	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$7.46 UZS88,482.34	-86.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$26,965.42 UZS320,047,020.89	-5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$3.18 UZS37,705.44	-69.8%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 44.4% less for housing

	Laos	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$10.59 UZS125,665.24	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$300.81 UZS3,570,295.37	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$210.88 UZS2,502,857.56	-74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$30.65 UZS363,748.79	-48.8%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 40.3% less for childcare

	Laos	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$169.07 UZS2,006,620.88	-43.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$5,779.61 UZS68,596,969.79	-37.6%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$1.45 UZS17,242.39	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$1.77 UZS20,969.36	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$1.95 UZS23,084.92	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$54.84 UZS650,939.93	-18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$3.82 UZS45,308.11	+26.3%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Laos	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$24.11 UZS286,204.43	-52.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$31.38 UZS372,393.22	-51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$78.81 UZS935,416.10	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$68.00 UZS807,118.56	+43.1%
Average			-10.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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