Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Samarkand Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Samarkand

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 14.2% cheaper than Samarkand without rent, and 5.7% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 5.7% more expensive than Samarkand without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.04 E£192

$4.74 UZS 56.3K

-14.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.61 E£931

$17.07 UZS 202.7K

14.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.8 E£228

$4.43 UZS 52.6K

8.35%

Cappuccino

$1.53 E£72.8

$1.74 UZS 20.6K

-12.07%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 E£17.33

$0.39 UZS 4,639

-5.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£6.73

$0.25 UZS 2,948

-44.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 E£64.8

$1.24 UZS 14.8K

9.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 E£131

$1.93 UZS 22.9K

43.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 E£44.3

$1.02 UZS 12.1K

-8.82%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£28

$0.37 UZS 4,446

59.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£34.57

$1.53 UZS 18.2K

-52.29%

Eggs

$1.53 E£72.6

$1.25 UZS 14.8K

22.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.38 E£161

$7.87 UZS 93.4K

-57.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 E£197

$3.81 UZS 45.2K

8.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.78 E£417

$8.71 UZS 103.4K

0.80%

Apples (1kg)

$1.56 E£74.1

$0.75 UZS 8,947

108.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 E£26.23

$1.77 UZS 21K

-68.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£23.77

$1.61 UZS 19.1K

-68.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 E£19.68

$1.53 UZS 18.2K

-73.20%

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£21.74

$0.49 UZS 5,812

-6.12%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 E£20.53

$0.14 UZS 1,624

207.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.38

$0.25 UZS 2,969

-12.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.21 E£9.91

$0.37 UZS 4,450

-43.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 E£92.6

$1.57 UZS 18.6K

24.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.43 E£400

$3.24 UZS 38.5K

160.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 E£58.1

$0.91 UZS 10.8K

34.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 E£81

$1.94 UZS 23.1K

-11.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£13.6

$0.25 UZS 2,980

16.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.21 E£295

$3.22 UZS 38.3K

92.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£18.27

$0.37 UZS 4,440

2.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£13.7

$0.19 UZS 2,231

52.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.96 E£45.62

$2.3 UZS 27.3K

-58.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£15.75

$1.04 UZS 12.3K

-68.27%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$36.5K E£1.7M

$20.2K UZS 239.8M

80.68%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.9K E£1.5M

$25.3K UZS 300.7M

21.97%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$25.3 E£1,201

$38.72 UZS 459.8K

-34.66%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.42 E£400

$3.63 UZS 43.1K

131.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.64 E£600

$11.6 UZS 137.7K

8.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.19 E£769

$36.44 UZS 432.7K

-55.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.77 E£321

$6.36 UZS 75.5K

6.45%

Cinema Ticket

$3.63 E£172

$3.05 UZS 36.2K

19.02%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$93.2 E£4,424

$119 UZS 1.4M

-21.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,003 E£95.1K

$4,714 UZS 56M

-57.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.51 E£1,496

$20.03 UZS 237.8K

57.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.6 E£2,070

$39.55 UZS 469.7K

10.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 E£5,153

$70.3 UZS 834.6K

54.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.3 E£2,816

$54.6 UZS 647.9K

8.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$210 E£9,960

$233 UZS 2.8M

-10.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 E£6,318

$133 UZS 1.6M

0.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$412 E£19.6K

$435 UZS 5.2M

-5.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12K

$297 UZS 3.5M

-14.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$811 E£38.5K

$1,270 UZS 15.1M

-36.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$496 E£23.6K

$552 UZS 6.6M

-10.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$178 E£8,463

$306 UZS 3.6M

-41.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

22.07

-24.47%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cairo: December 1, 2025

Last update for Samarkand: November 29, 2025

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