Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 74.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Japan
Transportation: pay 86.4% more in Japan
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 71.8% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 19.6% more in Japan

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Japan are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.7% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 UZS80,639.11	$6.75 ¥1,066	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.56 UZS55,074.97	$5.10 ¥805	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 UZS9,088.42	$1.13 ¥179	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,180.24	$0.76 ¥120	+118.7%
Average			+17.7%

Uzbekistan vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 UZS6,083.39	$1.53 ¥241	+202.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 UZS37,139.20	$5.55 ¥877	+80.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 UZS48,915.95	$5.56 ¥879	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UZS19,001.44	$2.01 ¥318	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 UZS20,654.01	$2.85 ¥450	+66.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 UZS6,435.92	$2.16 ¥342	+305.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 UZS10,457.00	$1.08 ¥171	+24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 UZS12,772.60	$1.54 ¥243	+45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UZS8,810.05	$1.92 ¥303	+162.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 UZS3,748.58	$1.10 ¥174	+254.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 UZS2,295.15	$1.08 ¥170	+465.8%
Average			+121.2%

Uzbekistan vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.4% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 UZS55,756.68	$4.11 ¥649	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.05 UZS97,239.79	$63.20 ¥9,986	+684.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,434.35 UZS307M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.16 UZS38,122.07	$24.65 ¥3,895	+680.6%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.06 UZS146K	$33.54 ¥5,300	+178.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.41 UZS3M	$546.58 ¥86,367	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.65 UZS2M	$360.78 ¥57,008	+79.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.36 UZS922K	$113.26 ¥17,897	+48.3%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 71.8% more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.37 UZS3M	$417.01 ¥65,893	+68.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,457.10 UZS78M	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+75.0%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 UZS20,965.36	$2.57 ¥406	+48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 UZS21,618.32	$3.06 ¥483	+70.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS24,158.43	$3.83 ¥605	+91.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.82 UZS722K	$53.31 ¥8,424	-10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.14 UZS49,938.49	$11.73 ¥1,853	+183.5%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.08 UZS255K	$46.32 ¥7,320	+119.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.80 UZS360K	$31.33 ¥4,950	+5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.82 UZS1000K	$59.45 ¥9,394	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.68 UZS793K	$81.04 ¥12,805	+23.4%
Average			+19.6%

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