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Samarkand vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Samarkand is 26.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Samarkand
Groceries: pay 58.4% more in Samarkand
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Samarkand
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Samarkand
Childcare: pay 77.2% more in Samarkand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% more in Samarkand
Clothing: pay 23.5% less in Samarkand

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Samarkand are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Samarkand.

Samarkand vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Samarkand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.93	$4.67 UZS56,668.15	+12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP248.66	$4.09 UZS49,628.08	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.23	$0.42 UZS5,128.23	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.88	$0.25 UZS3,060.38	+75.6%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 58.4% more for groceries

	Cairo	Samarkand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.68	$0.33 UZS3,970.25	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.80	$4.17 UZS50,523.75	+122.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP178.47	$4.03 UZS48,844.31	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP69.27	$1.33 UZS16,079.50	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.82	$1.90 UZS23,038.12	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.59	$0.37 UZS4,502.19	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.05	$0.81 UZS9,882.60	+143.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.61	$0.74 UZS9,004.38	+161.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.04	$0.58 UZS7,061.80	+361.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.01	$0.22 UZS2,701.31	+18.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.92	$0.07 UZS900.44	-60.2%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Samarkand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP65.20	$3.77 UZS45,754.25	+176.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP308.34	$3.27 UZS39,702.46	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$19,982.87 UZS242M	-46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP127.31	$2.05 UZS24,814.04	-23.1%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Samarkand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP618.29	$11.42 UZS139K	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,219.66	$237.30 UZS3M	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,564.56	$161.61 UZS2M	+17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP915.54	$31.29 UZS380K	+63.6%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 77.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Samarkand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,444.76	$122.74 UZS1M	+32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP106K	$4,909.61 UZS60M	+122.1%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Samarkand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.62	$1.23 UZS14,888.42	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP77.35	$1.84 UZS22,332.64	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.46	$1.64 UZS19,851.23	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP828.84	$38.19 UZS463K	+120.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP179.03	$3.07 UZS37,221.06	-18.0%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Samarkand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,625.60	$20.46 UZS248K	-39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,172.65	$40.91 UZS496K	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,615.14	$73.64 UZS893K	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,948.37	$57.28 UZS695K	-7.0%
Average			-23.5%

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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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