Laos vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Laos Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$786
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$1600
$576
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$31.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$224
$395
💸 GDP per capita
$2075
$2496
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
69
71.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
33
🌐 English speaking %
6%
4%
🎓 Higher education
23
29
😀 Quality of life
19
32
🏙️ Population
6.86M
34.9M

The average cost of living in Laos ($1171) is 86% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($630). Laos ranked 60th vs 157th 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 0.6 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 167th and 139th 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
$1.77
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1635
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
22.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1869
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$4.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.62
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9278
$6731

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1168
948K
Thakhek
$1151
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1251
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1174
25K

In Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$816
2.96M
Namangan
$527
626K
Andijan
$419
548K
Samarkand
$530
546K
Fergana
$469
289K
Bukhara
$452
280K
Qarshi
$435
275K
Margilan
$473
215K
Jizzakh
$468
163K
Chirchiq
$429
159K
Nukus
$394
320K