Cost of living comparison
Laos is 65.7% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS72,463.03
|
$1.85
LAK39,927
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS50,700.00
|
$4.45
LAK95,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,146.94
|
$0.78
LAK16,751
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
UZS3,235.21
|
$0.51
LAK11,067
|
|
pay 87.5% more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,137.24
|
$1.02
LAK21,939
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,045.29
|
$14.08
LAK303,667
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
UZS52,738.73
|
$6.60
LAK142,344
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
UZS22,462.68
|
$2.10
LAK45,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,005.63
|
$2.11
LAK45,421
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,083.24
|
$0.90
LAK19,500
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,159.62
|
$0.75
LAK16,248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,514.09
|
$0.98
LAK21,037
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,655.35
|
$1.31
LAK28,252
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,128.79
|
$0.71
LAK15,342
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,738.03
|
$0.46
LAK9,926
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS48,981.48
|
$4.65
LAK100,387
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS126,750.00
|
$50.97
LAK1,099,477
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS190,125,000.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK623,982,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS37,708.12
|
$14.15
LAK305,261
|
|
pay 87.0% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS171,601.27
|
$10.22
LAK220,374
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.98
UZS6,121,740.68
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,733,959
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.67
UZS4,127,834.66
|
$818.32
LAK17,651,155
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.75
UZS389,782.41
|
$65.45
LAK1,411,668
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.32
UZS2,931,988.92
|
$342.92
LAK7,396,739
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,195,591.94
|
$9,300.83
LAK200,618,828
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,308.75
|
$1.15
LAK24,774
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS22,835.24
|
$1.68
LAK36,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,350.00
|
$1.82
LAK39,301
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.55
UZS564,632.35
|
$51.00
LAK1,100,029
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
UZS39,732.80
|
$2.49
LAK53,737
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.87
UZS505,414.95
|
$81.96
LAK1,767,824
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.71
UZS680,771.84
|
$62.33
LAK1,344,387
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
UZS1,135,159.65
|
$58.81
LAK1,268,615
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.81
UZS1,531,312.72
|
$42.69
LAK920,905
|
|
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