Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$5.72
UZS72,509.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
$4.00
UZS50,732.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS408
|
$0.56
UZS7,151.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.26
UZS3,237.27
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.41
UZS5,140.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$3.47
UZS44,073.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
$4.16
UZS52,772.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.77
UZS22,476.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$1.74
UZS22,019.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.64
UZS8,088.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.80
UZS10,166.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.99
UZS12,522.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.76
UZS9,661.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.25
UZS3,130.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.22
UZS2,739.78
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
$3.86
UZS49,012.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
$10.00
UZS126,830.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
$15,000.00
UZS190,246,107.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
$2.97
UZS37,732.14
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
Somalia
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
$13.54
UZS171,710.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
$482.98
UZS6,125,640.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
$325.67
UZS4,130,464.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
$30.75
UZS390,030.69
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
$231.32
UZS2,933,856.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,255,593.33
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
$1.05
UZS13,317.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.80
UZS22,849.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$2.00
UZS25,366.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
$44.55
UZS564,992.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.13
UZS39,758.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
$39.87
UZS505,736.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
$53.71
UZS681,205.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
$89.56
UZS1,135,882.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
$120.81
UZS1,532,288.14
|
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