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Uzbekistan vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 5.9% cheaper than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 13.2% more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Uzbekistan

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

Uzbekistan vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,099.84	$4.55 UZS59,001.20	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT2,993.20	$3.99 UZS51,754.71	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT451.83	$0.56 UZS7,233.98	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT244.32	$0.25 UZS3,204.79	-49.8%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT196.04	$0.40 UZS5,121.90
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,248.81	$3.57 UZS46,294.96	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,008.99	$4.13 UZS53,523.06	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT755.42	$1.65 UZS21,407.20	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,032.91	$1.75 UZS22,695.47	-15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT290.00	$0.57 UZS7,448.64	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT409.73	$0.77 UZS9,938.66	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT424.06	$0.96 UZS12,466.77	+12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT408.41	$0.65 UZS8,380.69	-21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT112.90	$0.22 UZS2,785.59	-5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT99.10	$0.17 UZS2,242.50	-13.4%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT913.28	$3.69 UZS47,792.33	+100.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,307.82	$6.91 UZS89,550.98	-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT10,723,346.53	$18,473.32 UZS239,324,763.70	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,742.93	$2.69 UZS34,901.89	-51.3%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,739.96	$12.72 UZS164,820.70	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT171,291.47	$489.90 UZS6,346,697.74	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT122,975.25	$312.70 UZS4,051,117.16	+26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,060.66	$29.11 UZS377,077.39	-20.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 13.2% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT101,571.05	$205.10 UZS2,657,092.94	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,774,246.09	$7,070.48 UZS91,599,218.63	+26.3%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT591.54	$1.17 UZS15,107.79	-2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT976.96	$1.72 UZS22,334.81	-12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT958.80	$1.78 UZS23,027.02	-8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT18,434.64	$43.03 UZS557,480.23	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,212.37	$3.47 UZS44,977.72	-22.2%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT35,137.62	$32.61 UZS422,447.33	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT21,430.89	$47.09 UZS610,095.97	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT48,125.37	$86.06 UZS1,114,928.85	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT39,995.64	$94.57 UZS1,225,117.78	+17.2%
Average			-9.8%

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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: February 2025

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