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
UZS73,060.81
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
UZS3,261.90
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 87.5% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,179.62
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
UZS53,173.79
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
UZS22,647.98
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 87.0% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.98
UZS6,172,241.86
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.67
UZS4,161,887.15
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.75
UZS392,997.91
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.32
UZS2,956,176.30
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.55
UZS569,290.27
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
UZS40,060.57
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.87
UZS509,584.36
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.71
UZS686,387.85
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
UZS1,144,524.13
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.81
UZS1,543,945.25
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
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