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Uzbekistan vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 15.5% cheaper than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants
pay 52.5% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries
pay 44.6% less in Uzbekistan
Transportation
pay 45.0% less in Uzbekistan
Housing
pay 12.8% more in Uzbekistan
Childcare
pay 5.0 times more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Uzbekistan
Clothing
pay 71.0% less in Uzbekistan

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

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Uzbekistan vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Eritrea, you would:

pay 52.5% less for restaurants

 
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.00
ERN315.00
$6.68
UZS79,858.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.99
ERN89.85
$4.56
UZS54,541.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
ERN15.00
$0.75
UZS9,000.42
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pay 44.6% less for groceries

 
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.50
UZS6,024.49
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.50
ERN22.50
$3.08
UZS36,779.60
Milk (1 gallon) $6.06
ERN90.85
$4.05
UZS48,442.32
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pay 45.0% less for transportation

 
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.46
ERN141.95
$4.62
UZS55,216.82
Monthly public transit pass $8.00
ERN120.00
$8.05
UZS96,298.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,666.00
ERN1000K
$25,434.35
UZS304M
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pay 12.8% more for housing

 
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$12.06
UZS144K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $250.00
ERN3,750.00
$284.41
UZS3M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$200.65
UZS2M
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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

 
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.00
ERN375.00
$247.37
UZS3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,600.00
ERN39,000.00
$6,457.10
UZS77M
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.60
ERN9.00
$1.74
UZS20,762.37
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.80
ERN12.00
$1.79
UZS21,409.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $2.00
UZS23,924.52
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pay 71.0% less for clothing

 
Eritrea
Uzbekistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $135.00
ERN2,025.00
$21.08
UZS252K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $120.00
ERN1,800.00
$29.80
UZS356K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$82.82
UZS990K
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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