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Uzbekistan vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 6.7% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 11.8% more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 59.3% more in Uzbekistan

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

Uzbekistan vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% less for restaurants

	Zambia	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW200.50	$4.55 UZS58,679.34	-36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW106.25	$3.99 UZS51,472.37	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW19.84	$0.56 UZS7,194.51	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.20	$0.25 UZS3,187.31	-25.2%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Zambia	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.56	$0.40 UZS5,093.96	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW101.09	$3.57 UZS46,042.41	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW134.91	$4.13 UZS53,231.08	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW53.51	$1.65 UZS21,290.42	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW49.95	$1.75 UZS22,571.66	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW33.39	$0.57 UZS7,408.01	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW16.79	$0.77 UZS9,884.44	+27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW35.18	$0.96 UZS12,398.76	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.66	$0.65 UZS8,334.97	+14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.58	$0.22 UZS2,770.39	-77.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.73	$0.17 UZS2,230.26	-74.3%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Zambia	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW132.50	$3.69 UZS47,531.61	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,029.76	$6.91 UZS89,062.46	-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW222,562.30	$18,473.32 UZS238,019,200.04	+130.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW337.26	$2.69 UZS34,711.49	-77.8%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Zambia	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,501.13	$12.72 UZS163,921.57	-89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW5,961.93	$489.90 UZS6,312,075.25	+128.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,196.37	$312.70 UZS4,029,017.51	+172.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,321.73	$29.11 UZS375,020.35	-65.1%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

	Zambia	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,915.55	$205.10 UZS2,642,597.98	+16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW182,687.68	$7,070.48 UZS91,099,526.88	+7.6%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW26.88	$1.17 UZS15,025.37	+20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW57.65	$1.72 UZS22,212.97	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW69.21	$1.78 UZS22,901.40	-28.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,145.88	$43.03 UZS554,439.06	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW97.30	$3.47 UZS44,732.36	-0.8%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 59.3% more for clothing

	Zambia	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW512.57	$32.61 UZS420,142.79	+76.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW522.28	$47.09 UZS606,767.77	+150.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,507.31	$86.06 UZS1,108,846.69	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,301.14	$94.57 UZS1,218,434.52	+14.3%
Average			+59.3%

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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: January 2025

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