Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 94.9% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% more in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 47.7% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Uzbekistan

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

Uzbekistan vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 60.2% more for restaurants

	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR214.97	$4.55 UZS58,806.20	+189.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR916.81	$3.99 UZS51,583.65	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR56.78	$0.56 UZS7,210.07	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.52	$0.25 UZS3,194.20	+57.2%
Average			+60.2%

Nepal vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR63.49	$0.40 UZS5,104.97	-14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR438.25	$3.57 UZS46,141.95	+11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR384.20	$4.13 UZS53,346.16	+47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR204.98	$1.65 UZS21,336.45	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR193.14	$1.75 UZS22,620.46	+24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR134.80	$0.57 UZS7,424.02	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR55.11	$0.77 UZS9,905.81	+90.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR64.99	$0.96 UZS12,425.57	+102.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.47	$0.65 UZS8,352.99	+142.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.29	$0.22 UZS2,776.38	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.65	$0.17 UZS2,235.09	-33.6%
Average			+32.2%

Nepal vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.7% less for transportation

	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR661.64	$3.69 UZS47,634.37	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,177.36	$6.91 UZS89,255.00	-56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,217,670.88	$18,473.32 UZS238,533,766.61	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,245.25	$2.69 UZS34,786.53	-70.4%
Average			-47.7%

Nepal vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,271.37	$12.72 UZS164,275.95	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,463.39	$489.90 UZS6,325,721.14	+484.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,209.62	$312.70 UZS4,037,727.73	+493.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,833.21	$29.11 UZS375,831.10	+40.5%
Average			+263.6%

Nepal vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,052.98	$205.10 UZS2,648,310.93	+297.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR388,204.72	$7,070.48 UZS91,296,472.21	+149.0%
Average			+223.3%

Nepal vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR301.56	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR214.15	$1.72 UZS22,260.99	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR397.15	$1.78 UZS22,950.91	-38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,272.92	$43.03 UZS555,637.69	+158.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR404.26	$3.47 UZS44,829.06	+17.4%
Average			+20.1%

Nepal vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,920.70	$32.61 UZS421,051.09	+52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,692.85	$47.09 UZS608,079.53	+74.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,509.97	$86.06 UZS1,111,243.88	+113.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,178.36	$94.57 UZS1,221,068.62	+209.4%
Average			+112.5%

Nepal vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Nepal vs.

Spain

Nepal vs.

Vietnam

Nepal vs.

United States

Nepal vs.

China

Nepal vs.

Ireland

Nepal vs.

Iceland

Nepal vs.

Thailand

Nepal vs.

Poland

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Kathmandu vs. Tashkent

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Nepal

Add prices for Uzbekistan

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Uzbekistan or Nepal. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.