Bukhara vs Fergana
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Fergana edges it, 45 to 44, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Silk Road old town preserved almost whole, cheaper than Samarkand
Full Bukhara profile →Plan a trip to Bukhara →Leafy base for the Fergana Valley's silk and ceramics towns
Full Fergana profile →Plan a trip to Fergana →Where they differ
- Climate. Fergana leads on climate, 33 to 25, against Bukhara. Comfortable months: 3 vs 4.
- Air quality. Fergana leads on air quality, 33 to 25, against Bukhara. PM2.5: 38.8 µg/m³ vs 35.2 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, internet, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Bukhara if you want
- no clear edge over Fergana in the data
Pick Fergana if you want
- no clear edge over Bukhara in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Bukhara | Fergana |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 70 | 70 |
| Healthcare | 74 | 74 |
| Internet | 55 ✓ | 52 |
| Visa ease | 33 | 33 |
| Getting there & around | 27 ✓ | 22 |
| Climate | 25 | 33 ✓ |
| Air quality | 25 | 33 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 44 | 44 |
Cost
| Metric | Bukhara | Fergana |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Bukhara | Fergana |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 67.4 | 67.4 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 79 | 79 |
| Life expectancy | 74 yrs | 74 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Bukhara | Fergana |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 13.6 Mbps ✓ | 12.2 Mbps |
| Upload | 18 Mbps ✓ | 12.9 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Bukhara | Fergana |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | e-visa required | e-visa required |
| Entry, EU passport | 30 days | 30 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 30 days | 30 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Bukhara | Fergana |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 11 | 14 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 5 ✓ | 4 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Bukhara | Fergana |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 38.8 µg/m³ | 35.2 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Bukhara or Fergana?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Bukhara or Fergana safer?
- Bukhara and Fergana score the same on safety (70), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Bukhara or Fergana?
- Bukhara: a measured median of 13.6 Mbps versus 12.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.