Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 25.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Uzbekistan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB721.42	$4.55 UZS57,713.90	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB400.79	$3.99 UZS50,625.51	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB84.19	$0.56 UZS7,076.14	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.10	$0.25 UZS3,134.87	-49.0%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Moscow	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.58	$0.40 UZS5,010.15	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB345.98	$3.57 UZS45,284.88	-18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB280.09	$4.13 UZS52,355.28	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB119.32	$1.65 UZS20,940.13	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB155.91	$1.75 UZS22,200.29	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.18	$0.57 UZS7,286.13	-15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.40	$0.77 UZS9,721.81	+15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.19	$0.96 UZS12,194.77	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB88.22	$0.65 UZS8,197.84	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.57	$0.22 UZS2,724.81	-13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.43	$0.17 UZS2,193.57	-17.3%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Moscow	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB174.19	$3.69 UZS46,749.59	+66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,244.43	$6.91 UZS87,597.14	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,404,747.03	$18,473.32 UZS234,103,122.76	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB456.90	$2.69 UZS34,140.39	-53.7%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Moscow	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB500.90	$12.72 UZS161,224.60	+99.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB75,430.06	$489.90 UZS6,208,224.07	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,803.89	$312.70 UZS3,962,728.98	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,805.41	$29.11 UZS368,850.23	-66.4%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,637.03	$205.10 UZS2,599,119.90	-56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB817,778.19	$7,070.48 UZS89,600,686.50	-32.1%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB240.47	$1.17 UZS14,778.16	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB198.24	$1.72 UZS21,847.51	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB192.38	$1.78 UZS22,524.61	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,539.57	$43.03 UZS545,317.00	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB400.79	$3.47 UZS43,996.39	-32.0%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,373.17	$32.61 UZS413,230.28	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,322.46	$47.09 UZS596,784.76	+11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,556.09	$86.06 UZS1,090,603.08	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,007.75	$94.57 UZS1,198,387.89	-7.3%
Average			-19.2%

Moscow 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: July 2025

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