Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 98.9% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
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Egypt
|
Uzbekistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$4.55
UZS58,482.45
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$3.99
UZS51,299.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.56
UZS7,170.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.25
UZS3,176.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Uzbekistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$0.40
UZS5,076.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$3.57
UZS45,887.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$4.13
UZS53,052.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.65
UZS21,218.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$1.75
UZS22,495.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$0.57
UZS7,383.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.77
UZS9,851.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.96
UZS12,357.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.65
UZS8,307.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.22
UZS2,761.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.17
UZS2,222.78
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$3.69
UZS47,372.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$6.91
UZS88,763.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$18,473.32
UZS237,220,577.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$2.69
UZS34,595.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$12.72
UZS163,371.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$489.90
UZS6,290,896.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$312.70
UZS4,015,499.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$29.11
UZS373,762.05
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$205.10
UZS2,633,731.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$7,070.48
UZS90,793,861.77
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$1.17
UZS14,974.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$1.72
UZS22,138.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$1.78
UZS22,824.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$43.03
UZS552,578.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$3.47
UZS44,582.27
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Uzbekistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$32.61
UZS418,733.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$47.09
UZS604,731.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$86.06
UZS1,105,126.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$94.57
UZS1,214,346.32
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