Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 2.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 38.7% more in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 53.0% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 24.3% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 4.6% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 63.4% more in Tashkent

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Tashkent are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including transportation, groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tashkent instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 38.7% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,952	$5.03 UZS64,919.02	+153.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,428	$4.00 UZS51,659.56	+34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,455	$0.57 UZS7,394.60	+8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,164	$0.25 UZS3,197.07	-41.5%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,758	$0.49 UZS6,305.64	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK297,182	$3.58 UZS46,173.10	-73.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,077	$4.13 UZS53,381.65	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,924	$1.68 UZS21,706.41	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,924	$1.75 UZS22,637.54	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,105	$0.61 UZS7,885.31	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,665	$0.77 UZS9,912.26	+55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,004	$0.97 UZS12,507.74	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,908	$0.65 UZS8,358.80	+8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,727	$0.22 UZS2,777.86	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,923	$0.17 UZS2,236.70	-62.2%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 53.0% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,406	$3.69 UZS47,664.90	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,066,583	$10.71 UZS138,383.05	-78.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK613,738,867	$18,484.77 UZS238,728,752.94	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK242,248	$3.02 UZS39,067.54	-72.9%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 24.3% less for housing

	Vientiane	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK242,043	$12.73 UZS164,403.82	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,612,425	$656.57 UZS8,479,581.20	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,810,550	$415.70 UZS5,368,736.81	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,176,518	$31.91 UZS412,094.46	-41.2%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,206,645	$293.58 UZS3,791,585.06	-11.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,441,503	$9,476.32 UZS122,385,691.08	+2.4%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,550	$1.17 UZS15,060.83	+22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,400	$1.72 UZS22,276.24	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,361	$2.00 UZS25,829.78	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,077,519	$47.19 UZS609,467.23	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,908	$5.00 UZS64,574.45	+42.7%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 63.4% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,859,982	$53.56 UZS691,660.20	-37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,362,184	$55.31 UZS714,371.62	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,241,062	$102.15 UZS1,319,276.96	+78.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK898,554	$134.71 UZS1,739,780.87	+224.8%
Average			+63.4%

Vientiane vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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