Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.9 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,485
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,772
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,199
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,797
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,544
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,556
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,513
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,523
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,310
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,641
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,997
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,395
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,994
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,628
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,925
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,346
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,359
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,381,338
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,463
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS291,693
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,472,663
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,514,369
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS428,297
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,521,384
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,700,756
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,973
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,627
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,623
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS292,723
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,610
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS333,981
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS393,139
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,027,321
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS710,850
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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