Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 4.0% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
South Africa
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Uzbekistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$5.72
UZS72,820.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$4.00
UZS50,950.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.56
UZS7,182.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.26
UZS3,251.16
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
South Africa
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Uzbekistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.41
UZS5,162.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$3.47
UZS44,262.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$4.16
UZS52,998.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.77
UZS22,573.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$1.74
UZS22,114.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.64
UZS8,123.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.80
UZS10,209.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.99
UZS12,575.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.76
UZS9,702.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.25
UZS3,144.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.22
UZS2,751.54
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$3.86
UZS49,223.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$10.00
UZS127,375.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$15,000.00
UZS191,062,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$2.97
UZS37,894.06
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
South Africa
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$13.54
UZS172,447.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$482.98
UZS6,151,926.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$325.67
UZS4,148,188.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$30.75
UZS391,704.41
|
|
pay 66.2% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$231.32
UZS2,946,446.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,660,067.25
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
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Uzbekistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.05
UZS13,374.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.80
UZS22,947.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$2.00
UZS25,475.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$44.55
UZS567,416.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$3.13
UZS39,928.72
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
South Africa
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Uzbekistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$39.87
UZS507,907.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$53.71
UZS684,128.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$89.56
UZS1,140,757.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$120.81
UZS1,538,863.57
|
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