Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 31.1% cheaper than Tashkent.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 32.3% less for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,592
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,814
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,573
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,292
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Tashkent
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,129
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,345
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,159
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,395
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,184
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,710
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,842
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,919
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,242
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,818
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,288
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Tashkent
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,144
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS175,798
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,101,909
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,133
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
Tashkent
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS225,200
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,553,778
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,242,072
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS417,647
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,785,965
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,665,131
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,715
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,147
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,388
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS542,625
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,367
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS680,570
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS744,293
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,224,939
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,366,971
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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