Cost of Living inMarg‘ilon, Uzbekistan
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Uzbekistan: $10,450/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 73% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
6.2 / 10
#46 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Uzbekistan; Marg‘ilon-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Mixed public schools
Expat access
Possible, but localized
hardInstruction
Uzbek / Russian
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
Uzbekistan's public system is improving, especially in Tashkent, but it remains a local-language-first school path rather than an obvious default for internationally mobile families.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident foreign families may be able to enroll, but Uzbek- and Russian-medium instruction make the public route a hard fit unless the family is planning deeper local integration.
📋 Homeschooling
Legal with school supervisionUzbekistan allows individual learning at home for children with documented reasons (health, distance). Families must coordinate with a local school for assessments. Enforcement is limited for expats. Growing digital nomad presence in Tashkent.
Homeschool legality in Uzbekistan — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Childcare & Domestic Help
Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Uzbekistan.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$425-$575
Estimate-only country fallback
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$750-$1,000
Estimate-only country fallback
Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Marg‘ilon is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Uzbekistan.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
GoodGood national coverage and deep nursing capacity help, but households still pay a large share themselves.
Public care
LimitedPublic funding looks lighter and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedVisible specialty depth help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
79/100
2023
Physicians
2.81/1k
2021
Hospital beds
4.89/1k
2023
Out of pocket
64%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
72.5 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
26/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
7.7/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Uzbekistan yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
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| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
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2022 annual wages in Marg‘ilon, Uzbekistan · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Marg‘ilon compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.5x further in Marg‘ilon than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Uzbekistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Marg‘ilon cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Marg‘ilon is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 73% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Marg‘ilon. We are using the country-level cost index for Uzbekistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Marg‘ilon compare with New York City?
Rent in Marg‘ilon is about 88% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Uzbekistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Marg‘ilon?
Groceries in Marg‘ilon are about 70% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 77% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Uzbekistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Marg‘ilon
Marg‘ilon (Margilan) is a city in the Fergana Valley of eastern Uzbekistan, with about 254,000 residents, sitting on the fertile floor of one of Central Asia's most densely populated basins about 10 kilometres north of Fergana city. It is the historical centre of Uzbek silk production, with the Yodgorlik Silk Factory still operating traditional ikat (atlas) silk weaving, and the broader Khanatlas tradition shaping local craft and small-scale export. The contemporary economy combines silk and cotton textiles, food processing for the surrounding fruit and vegetable belt, and trade. Rail and road link it to Tashkent in roughly five to six hours through the Kamchik Pass. The climate is hot semi-arid with cold winters. Uzbek dominates daily life, Russian and Tajik are widely spoken, and English is rare.
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