Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 76.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% more in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 96.0% more in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 51.9% more in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Uzbekistan

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Uzbekistan are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP205.30	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	+12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP238.15	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.92	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	+66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.19	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	+102.0%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 96.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.82	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.19	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	+125.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP171.88	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.32	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.09	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.59	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.78	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	+229.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.04	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	+505.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.73	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	+236.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.94	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.59	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	-8.8%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 51.9% more for transportation

	Cairo	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.31	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	+263.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP410.60	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	-14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	-49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.26	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	+7.9%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP490.19	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	+31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	+134.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	+141.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP690.36	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	+113.2%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	+135.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	+262.9%
Average			+198.9%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.86	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	-17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.77	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	+12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.39	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP938.18	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	+132.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP153.98	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	+14.0%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	+76.4%
Average			+11.9%

Cairo vs. Uzbekistan - 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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