Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 21.3% cheaper than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 49.9% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 43.7% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 65.4% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 80.4% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 85.0% more in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.4% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 UZS80,639.11	$9.01 LSL148.38	+34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.56 UZS55,074.97	$8.41 LSL138.49	+84.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 UZS9,088.42	$1.07 LSL17.56	+41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,180.24	$0.84 LSL13.85	+143.0%
Average			+60.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.9% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 UZS6,083.39	$0.83 LSL13.60	+64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 UZS37,139.20	$3.30 LSL54.39	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 UZS48,915.95	$4.38 LSL72.07	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UZS19,001.44	$1.54 LSL25.32	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 UZS20,654.01	$2.79 LSL45.98	+63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 UZS6,435.92	$0.85 LSL14.02	+59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 UZS10,457.00	$1.02 LSL16.71	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 UZS12,772.60	$1.23 LSL20.19	+15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UZS8,810.05	$1.09 LSL17.95	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 UZS3,748.58	$0.71 LSL11.66	+128.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 UZS2,295.15	$0.73 LSL12.00	+283.5%
Average			+49.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.7% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 UZS55,756.68	$4.98 LSL81.93	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.05 UZS97,239.79	$30.04 LSL494.60	+273.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,434.35 UZS307M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.16 UZS38,122.07	$6.01 LSL98.92	+90.3%
Average			+43.7%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.4% less for housing

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.06 UZS146K	$38.30 LSL630.53	+217.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.41 UZS3M	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.65 UZS2M	$55.58 LSL915.01	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.36 UZS922K	??
Average			-65.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 80.4% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.37 UZS3M	$52.06 LSL857.06	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,457.10 UZS78M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-81.7%
Average			-80.4%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 UZS20,965.36	$1.80 LSL29.68	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 UZS21,618.32	$2.00 LSL32.97	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS24,158.43	$5.11 LSL84.08	+155.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.82 UZS722K	$23.03 LSL379.19	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.14 UZS49,938.49	??
Average			-14.2%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 85.0% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.08 UZS255K	$46.07 LSL758.38	+118.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.80 UZS360K	$55.58 LSL915.01	+86.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.82 UZS1000K	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.68 UZS793K	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+128.7%
Average			+85.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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