Here’s a complete breakdown of costs per person for all the eight days of our trip to Uzbekistan.
Where: Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Shahrisabz
Transport: Airlines, Car, Train
When: June 2016, for eight days
Who: One backpacker
Currency: Uzbek Som (UZS)
Note:All values in USD, unless otherwise mentioned, are approximate and based on the exchange rate of USD 1 = UZS 6,000 at the time of publishing. Each cost is for one adult.
Planning & Information
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Visa Fees | $70 | For single entry, valid for 30 days. |
| Shipping fees | $48 | Sending passport to Uzbekistan consulate in Washington D.C. and back. |
| Tour | $965 | Booked for 9-days, including PayPal fees. |
| Total Costs | $1,083.00 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,083.00 | Per person |
Day 1 – Tashkent, Khiva
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Meals at Chorsu Bazaar | $2 | Sweets, meat, fruits, etc. – UZS 12,000 |
| Dinner | $5 | At Mirzaboshi restaurant in Khiva – UZS 30,000 |
| Souvenirs | $6.67 | Fridge Magnets & decorated plate – UZS 40,000. |
| Water & snacks | $1.67 | From local store – UZS 10,000 |
| Total Costs | $15.34 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,098.34 | Per person |
Day 2 – Khiva
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Souvenirs | $6.67 | Fridge magnets, postal stamps, postcards – approx UZS 40,000. |
| Lunch | $1.67 | UZS 10,000 for one person. |
| Viewing tower | $0.83 | UZS 5,000 per person. |
| Islam Khoja complex Minaret | $0.83 | UZS 5,000 per person. |
| Cultural Dance show | $9.17 | Entrance UZS 10,000. Drinks and tips UZS 45,000. |
| Dinner | $4.17 | UZS 25,000 for one person. |
| Tip to tour guide | $20 | Khiva tour guide. |
| Water & snacks | $3.33 | From local store. UZS 20,000. |
| Total Costs | $46.67 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,145.01 | Per person |
Day 3 – Khiva to Bukhara
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Lunch | $1.67 | On the road to Bukhara – UZS 10,000 |
| Dinner | $6.67 | At Budreddin restaurant in Bukhara – UZS 40,000 |
| Souvenirs | $1.67 | Fridge Magnets – UZS 10,000. |
| Water & snacks | $1.67 | From local store – UZS 10,000 |
| Total Costs | $11.68 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,156.69 | Per person |
Day 4 – Bukhara
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Lunch | $5.83 | Inside Sarrafon Market – UZS 35,000 |
| Ice-cream | $0.83 | Near Lyabi Hauz – UZS 5,000 |
| Dinner | $7.50 | At Lyabi Hauz restaurant – UZS 45,000 |
| Souvenirs | $8.33 | Fridge Magnets, carved metallic plate – UZS 50,000. |
| Water & snacks | $1.67 | From local store – UZS 10,000 |
| Total Costs | $24.16 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,180.85 | Per person |
Day 5 – Bukhara
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Lunch | $1.00 | Street stall serving bread – UZS 3,000 each. UZS 6,000 in total. |
| Dinner | $10.83 | Minzifa Restaurant – UZS 65,000 |
| Water & snacks | $1.67 | From local store – UZS 10,000 |
| Tip to tour guide | $30 | Bukhara tour guide. |
| Total Costs | $43.50 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,224.35 | Per person |
Day 6 – Shahrisabz, Samarkand
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Lunch | $1.33 | Kabob wrap at Shahrisabz – UZS 8,000 |
| Dinner | $5.83 | Malika Prime hotel’s Restaurant – UZS 35,000 |
| Water & snacks | $1.67 | From local store – UZS 10,000 |
| Tip to tour guide | $10 | Shahrisabz tour guide. |
| Total Costs | $18.83 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,243.18 | Per person |
Day 7 – Samarkand
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Lunch | $3 | At Samarkand – UZS 18,000 |
| Dinner | $9.16 | Platan Restaurant – UZS 55,000 |
| Water & snacks | $1.67 | From local store – UZS 10,000 |
| Tip to tour guide | $20 | Samarkand tour guide. |
| Total Costs | $33.83 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,277.01 | Per person |
Day 8 – Samarkand to Tashkent
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Lunch | $6.67 | Japanese-Uzbek fusion food – UZS 40,000 |
| Dinner | $4.16 | Shodlik Restaurant – UZS 25,000 |
| Water & snacks | $1.67 | From local store – UZS 10,000 |
| Tip to driver | $40 | The same driver who drove me around the country. |
| Total Costs | $52.50 | Per person |
| Overall Costs | $1,329.51 | Per person |
Miscellaneous
| What | Cost | Notes |
| Souvenirs & things missed | $20 | Additional costs. |
| Overall Costs | $1,349.51 | Per person |