Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 67.9% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of California, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
California
|
Uzbekistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
California
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
California
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
California
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
|
pay 82.6% less for childcare
California
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
California
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
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