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Bukhara vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bukhara is 30.9% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Bukhara
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Bukhara
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Bukhara
Housing: pay 57.6% less in Bukhara
Childcare: pay 89.7% less in Bukhara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Bukhara
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Bukhara

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

Bukhara vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bukhara instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bukhara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$6.97 UZS84,593.94	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$4.09 UZS49,631.41	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$0.59 UZS7,155.64	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.31 UZS3,783.54	+1.6%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Beijing	Bukhara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$0.34 UZS4,129.59	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$5.11 UZS62,039.26	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$2.04 UZS24,702.92	-69.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$1.37 UZS16,677.09	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.52 UZS6,303.84	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.75 UZS9,134.44	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$1.11 UZS13,507.47	+39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.53 UZS6,387.96	-12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.29 UZS3,461.16	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.17 UZS2,083.01	-58.4%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Beijing	Bukhara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$3.77 UZS45,746.14	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$1.63 UZS19,819.15	-64.7%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Beijing	Bukhara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$11.12 UZS135K	-14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$199.24 UZS2M	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$99.62 UZS1M	-80.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	??
Average			-57.6%

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pay 89.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bukhara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$76.71 UZS931K	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$2,307.22 UZS28M	-90.1%
Average			-89.7%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bukhara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$2.05 UZS24,815.71	+82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$1.76 UZS21,291.61	-39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	??
Average			+21.5%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Bukhara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$14.94 UZS181K	-76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$29.89 UZS363K	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$59.77 UZS725K	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$59.77 UZS725K	-43.4%
Average			-41.0%

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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: March 2026

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