Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Laos

Laos vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Laos is 82.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in Laos
Groceries: pay 96.3% more in Laos
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Laos
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Laos
Childcare: pay 68.0% more in Laos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Laos
Clothing: pay 42.5% more in Laos

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

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Laos vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Laos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,262.69	$2.08 LAK46,862	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS50,923.10	$5.54 LAK125K	+29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS8,999.25	$0.76 LAK17,136	+0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,279.73	$0.50 LAK11,170	+37.6%
Average			-1.1%

Uzbekistan vs. Laos - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.3% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Laos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,650.60	$1.13 LAK25,599	+102.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS44,998.87	$13.26 LAK299K	+250.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,218.40	$6.91 LAK156K	+74.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,783.35	$2.11 LAK47,504	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS20,018.60	$2.10 LAK47,282	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,116.64	$0.76 LAK17,096	+47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,197.18	$0.75 LAK16,922	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,207.34	$0.97 LAK21,869	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,171.17	$1.30 LAK29,410	+151.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS2,991.15	$0.70 LAK15,903	+180.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,735.14	$0.46 LAK10,324	+213.6%
Average			+96.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Laos - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Laos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,202.77	$4.72 LAK107K	+24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS88,645.76	$54.89 LAK1M	+636.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS321M	$28,639.89 LAK646M	+6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS37,775.08	$10.51 LAK237K	+230.7%
Average			+224.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Laos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS126K	$9.16 LAK207K	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS4M	$1,004.64 LAK23M	+234.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS3M	$817.42 LAK18M	+287.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS364K	$59.90 LAK1M	+95.5%
Average			+150.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Laos - Cost of housing

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pay 68.0% more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Laos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2M	$296.67 LAK7M	+75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS69M	$9,267.93 LAK209M	+60.4%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Laos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,274.24	$1.42 LAK32,020	-2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS21,008.09	$1.66 LAK37,359	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,127.56	$1.98 LAK44,690	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS652K	$67.50 LAK2M	+23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,391.79	$3.02 LAK68,185	-20.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 42.5% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Laos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS287K	$50.20 LAK1M	+108.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS373K	$65.21 LAK1M	+107.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS937K	$66.39 LAK1M	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS809K	$47.52 LAK1M	-30.1%
Average			+42.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Laos - Cost of clothing

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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: August 2026

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