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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,482.45
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,299.67
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,170.37
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,176.61
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,076.86
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS45,887.92
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,052.48
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,218.98
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,495.92
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,383.15
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,851.27
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,357.16
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,307.01
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,761.10
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,222.78
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,372.13
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS88,763.63
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS237,220,577.18
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,595.02
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS163,371.57
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,290,896.43
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,015,499.00
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS373,762.05
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 35.6% more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,633,731.30
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS90,793,861.77
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,974.96
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,138.44
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,824.56
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS552,578.76
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,582.27
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS418,733.09
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS604,731.89
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,105,126.19
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,214,346.32
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
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