Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 28.6% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$3.36
UZS42,253.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$2.99
UZS37,566.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$0.49
UZS6,164.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.38
UZS4,771.09
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Laos
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$0.28
UZS3,524.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$2.02
UZS25,416.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$3.13
UZS39,297.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$1.23
UZS15,437.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$1.29
UZS16,220.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$0.45
UZS5,609.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$0.79
UZS9,942.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$0.82
UZS10,338.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$0.55
UZS6,955.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.21
UZS2,613.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.15
UZS1,914.22
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Laos
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$2.64
UZS33,163.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$12.30
UZS154,510.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$16,336.08
UZS205,253,702.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$1.94
UZS24,329.43
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Laos
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$23.09
UZS290,099.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$274.88
UZS3,453,688.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$199.02
UZS2,500,630.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$33.90
UZS425,956.60
|
|
pay 10.5% more for childcare
Laos
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.42
UZS1,513,070.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$4,963.07
UZS62,358,169.03
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$0.95
UZS11,907.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$1.47
UZS18,525.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$2.11
UZS26,477.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$23.17
UZS291,124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$2.26
UZS28,454.03
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$26.44
UZS332,155.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$31.12
UZS390,990.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$81.32
UZS1,021,707.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$56.27
UZS706,965.70
|
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