Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 38.0% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 70.1% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 22.9% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 85.0% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Lesotho

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

Lesotho vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	$11.58 LSL210.13	+189.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	$1.03 LSL18.67	+84.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	$0.54 LSL9.84	+119.2%
Average			+131.1%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.1% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	$0.82 LSL14.89	+107.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	$2.67 LSL48.43	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	$3.65 LSL66.20	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	$1.28 LSL23.16	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	$3.09 LSL56.09	+76.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	$0.88 LSL16.01	+53.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	$1.00 LSL18.23	+31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	$0.99 LSL17.92	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	$1.16 LSL21.04	+79.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	$0.61 LSL11.06	+183.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	$0.69 LSL12.47	+296.9%
Average			+70.1%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	$4.64 LSL84.11	+25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	$28.40 LSL515.28	+310.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	$19,879.98 LSL360,694.33	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	$5.62 LSL102.02	+108.7%
Average			+113.2%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.9% less for housing

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	$22.72 LSL412.22	+78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	$143.89 LSL2,610.74	-70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	$72.89 LSL1,322.55	-76.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	??
Average			-22.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 85.0% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	$29.35 LSL532.45	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	$1,117.07 LSL20,267.59	-84.2%
Average			-85.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	$1.85 LSL33.64	+59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	$1.29 LSL23.44	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	$4.83 LSL87.60	+171.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	$21.77 LSL395.05	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	??
Average			+39.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	$42.60 LSL772.92	+30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	$39.76 LSL721.39	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	$100.35 LSL1,820.65	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	$142.00 LSL2,576.39	+50.2%
Average			+20.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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