Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 27.1% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 46.0% less in Uzbekistan

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

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Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$6.68 UZS80,639.11	-25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$4.56 UZS55,074.97	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.75 UZS9,088.42	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.35 UZS4,180.24	-58.8%
Average			-37.7%

Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.50 UZS6,083.39	-39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$3.08 UZS37,139.20	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$4.05 UZS48,915.95	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.57 UZS19,001.44	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.71 UZS20,654.01	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.53 UZS6,435.92	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.87 UZS10,457.00	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$1.06 UZS12,772.60	-13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.73 UZS8,810.05	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.31 UZS3,748.58	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.19 UZS2,295.15	-73.9%
Average			-33.3%

Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$4.62 UZS55,756.68	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$8.05 UZS97,239.79	-73.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$25,434.35 UZS307M	+20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$3.16 UZS38,122.07	-47.5%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$12.06 UZS146K	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$284.41 UZS3M	+205.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$200.65 UZS2M	+261.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$76.36 UZS922K
Average			+189.1%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$247.37 UZS3M	+375.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$6,457.10 UZS78M	+446.4%
Average			+409.5%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.74 UZS20,965.36	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.79 UZS21,618.32	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.00 UZS24,158.43	-60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$59.82 UZS722K	+159.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.14 UZS49,938.49
Average			+16.6%

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pay 46.0% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$21.08 UZS255K	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$29.80 UZS360K	-46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$82.82 UZS1000K	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$65.68 UZS793K	-56.3%
Average			-46.0%

Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of clothing

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