Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 42.9% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Turkey
Transportation: pay 88.8% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 45.0% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 40.3% more in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 UZS80,639.11	$7.80 TRY386.28	+16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.56 UZS55,074.97	$8.25 TRY408.38	+80.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 UZS9,088.42	$1.28 TRY63.31	+69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,180.24	$0.44 TRY22.00	+28.3%
Average			+42.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 UZS6,083.39	$0.96 TRY47.63	+90.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 UZS37,139.20	$4.58 TRY226.89	+49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 UZS48,915.95	$3.74 TRY185.39	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UZS19,001.44	$2.15 TRY106.63	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 UZS20,654.01	$1.91 TRY94.53	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 UZS6,435.92	$0.80 TRY39.56	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 UZS10,457.00	$0.86 TRY42.40	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 UZS12,772.60	$0.46 TRY22.93	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UZS8,810.05	$0.55 TRY27.10	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 UZS3,748.58	$0.23 TRY11.59	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 UZS2,295.15	$0.19 TRY9.29	-1.3%
Average			+3.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.8% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 UZS55,756.68	$5.08 TRY251.45	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.05 UZS97,239.79	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+301.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,434.35 UZS307M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.16 UZS38,122.07	$8.30 TRY410.92	+162.8%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 45.0% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.06 UZS146K	$13.65 TRY675.87	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.41 UZS3M	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.65 UZS2M	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+73.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.36 UZS922K	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-33.0%
Average			+45.0%

Uzbekistan vs. Turkey - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.37 UZS3M	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+145.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,457.10 UZS78M	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+110.1%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 UZS20,965.36	$3.02 TRY149.34	+73.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 UZS21,618.32	$3.43 TRY169.90	+91.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS24,158.43	$2.16 TRY106.77	+7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.82 UZS722K	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	-10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.14 UZS49,938.49	$5.91 TRY292.72	+42.9%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 40.3% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.08 UZS255K	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+113.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.80 UZS360K	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.82 UZS1000K	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.68 UZS793K	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+26.6%
Average			+40.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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