Laos vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2293
$1717
🏠 One person rent
$603
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1075
$544
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.3
$35
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$297
💸 GDP per capita
$2124
$3162
😃 Human freedom index
5.09
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
69
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
31
🌐 English speaking %
6%
4%
🎓 Higher education
24
32
😀 Quality of life
30
37
🏙️ Population
7.77M
36.4M

The average cost of living in Laos ($984) is 44% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($681). Laos ranked 102nd vs 156th for Uzbekistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Laos compared to 0.4 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 151st and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Laos vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Laos and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 11 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Laos Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.9
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
24.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$186
$884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.73
$3.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.8
$7.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9802
$8608

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Cities Comparison in Laos vs Uzbekistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$968
948K
Thakhek
$968
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1261
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1033
25K

In Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$842
2.96M
Namangan
$572
626K
Samarkand
$497
546K
Andijan
$471
548K
Bukhara
$439
280K
Fergana
$688
289K
Qarshi
$500
275K
Margilan
$669
215K
Nukus
$475
320K
Jizzakh
$568
163K
Chirchiq
$759
159K