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Bukhara vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bukhara is 24.7% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Bukhara
Groceries: pay 82.6% more in Bukhara
Transportation: pay 69.2% more in Bukhara
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Bukhara
Childcare: pay 6.5% less in Bukhara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Bukhara
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Bukhara

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

Bukhara vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Bukhara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP209.03	$6.97 UZS84,593.94	+67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP261.28	$4.09 UZS49,631.41	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP19.16	$0.59 UZS7,155.64	+54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.23	$0.31 UZS3,783.54	+117.1%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 82.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Bukhara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP30.13	$0.34 UZS4,129.59	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP94.36	$5.11 UZS62,039.26	+172.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP187.53	$2.04 UZS24,702.92	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.79	$1.37 UZS16,677.09	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP103.83	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP37.40	$0.52 UZS6,303.84	-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.86	$0.75 UZS9,134.44	+124.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP14.30	$1.11 UZS13,507.47	+291.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.35	$0.53 UZS6,387.96	+317.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.47	$0.29 UZS3,461.16	+51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.37	$0.17 UZS2,083.01	-7.8%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 69.2% more for transportation

	Cairo	Bukhara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP68.51	$3.77 UZS45,746.14	+176.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP323.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP133.78	$1.63 UZS19,819.15	-38.6%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Cairo	Bukhara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP649.69	$11.12 UZS135K	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,738.52	$199.24 UZS2M	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,897.85	$99.62 UZS1M	-27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP962.02	??
Average			-16.0%

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pay 6.5% less for childcare

	Cairo	Bukhara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,670.42	$76.71 UZS931K	-17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP111K	$2,307.22 UZS28M	+4.4%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bukhara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP73.16	$2.05 UZS24,815.71	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP81.28	$1.76 UZS21,291.61	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP104.51	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP870.92	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP188.12	??
Average			+24.7%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Bukhara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,708.13	$14.94 UZS181K	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,282.95	$29.89 UZS363K	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,900.23	$59.77 UZS725K	-49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,098.06	$59.77 UZS725K	-2.9%
Average			-35.5%

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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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