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Uzbekistan vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 67.8% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.0% more in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Uzbekistan

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

Uzbekistan vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Iran	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR157,274	$7.42 UZS88,801.04	+98.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.78 IRR159,005	$4.28 UZS51,233.70	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 IRR33,040	$0.76 UZS9,054.14	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 IRR40,604	$0.36 UZS4,305.83	-62.7%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Iran	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 IRR20,413	$0.56 UZS6,691.16	+15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 IRR92,564	$3.78 UZS45,273.33	+72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.58 IRR108,596	$3.97 UZS47,506.40	+54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 IRR47,953	$1.50 UZS17,891.81	+31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IRR55,483	$1.68 UZS20,140.70	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,121	$0.51 UZS6,153.95	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 IRR28,064	$0.86 UZS10,259.37	+28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IRR18,275	$1.11 UZS13,287.90	+156.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 IRR11,774	$0.52 UZS6,208.81	+85.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,801	$0.25 UZS3,009.39	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,550	$0.15 UZS1,745.72	-35.7%
Average			+41.8%

Iran vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Iran	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.59 IRR108,956	$3.80 UZS45,478.48	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.98 IRR420,354	$7.46 UZS89,186.45	-25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,617.96 IRR2,805,448,752	$26,965.42 UZS322,593,830.75	-59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.79 IRR117,484	$3.18 UZS38,005.49	+13.9%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	Iran	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.37 IRR478,800	$10.59 UZS126,665.23	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$329.21 IRR13,863,681	$300.81 UZS3,598,706.40	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.51 IRR9,833,500	$210.88 UZS2,522,774.33	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.30 IRR475,868	$30.65 UZS366,643.36	+171.2%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Iran	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.32 IRR3,256,249	$169.07 UZS2,022,588.79	+118.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$991.86 IRR41,769,565	$5,779.61 UZS69,142,837.83	+482.7%
Average			+300.7%

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pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,817	$1.45 UZS17,379.60	+80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 IRR46,716	$1.77 UZS21,136.22	+59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 IRR83,157	$1.95 UZS23,268.62	-1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.85 IRR793,664	$54.84 UZS656,119.85	+191.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.53 IRR64,228	$3.82 UZS45,668.65	+150.3%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Iran	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.89 IRR1,258,748	$24.11 UZS288,481.93	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.92 IRR1,217,932	$31.38 UZS375,356.58	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 IRR4,334,548	$78.81 UZS942,859.77	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.87 IRR2,605,323	$68.00 UZS813,541.29	+9.9%
Average			-6.1%

Iran vs. Uzbekistan - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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