Cost of living comparison
Laos is 74.5% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,470.72
|
$1.90
LAK41,813
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,289.37
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,168.94
|
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,175.98
|
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,075.84
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS45,878.71
|
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,041.83
|
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,214.73
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,491.41
|
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,381.67
|
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,849.30
|
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,354.68
|
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,305.34
|
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.54
|
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,222.33
|
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,362.63
|
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS88,745.82
|
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS237,172,970.37
|
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,588.08
|
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS163,338.78
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,289,633.93
|
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,014,693.15
|
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS373,687.04
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
|
pay 35.6% more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,633,202.75
|
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS90,775,640.73
|
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,134.00
|
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,819.98
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS552,467.87
|
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,573.32
|
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS418,649.06
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS604,610.53
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,104,904.41
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,214,102.62
|
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
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