Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.2 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS72,596.53
|
$10.74
CRC5,498.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS50,793.41
|
$9.76
CRC4,998.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,160.11
|
$2.01
CRC1,031.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
UZS4,196.63
|
$1.50
CRC768.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Tashkent
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UZS6,822.52
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,126.44
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
UZS53,238.77
|
$7.34
CRC3,760.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
UZS23,442.66
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,046.18
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,098.13
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,178.34
|
$0.63
CRC323.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,537.15
|
$1.30
CRC667.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,673.14
|
$1.28
CRC656.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,134.55
|
$1.23
CRC629.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,743.08
|
$1.08
CRC552.59
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,071.72
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS126,983.51
|
$38.19
CRC19,559.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS190,475,269.16
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,195,147.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS37,777.60
|
$13.67
CRC6,999.86
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Tashkent
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS171,917.41
|
$47.58
CRC24,367.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.96
UZS7,821,614.71
|
$701.17
CRC359,062.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.33
UZS5,096,291.01
|
$443.75
CRC227,241.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.74
UZS441,133.38
|
$54.88
CRC28,102.95
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.64
UZS3,335,110.84
|
$463.64
CRC237,428.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,369,129.40
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,489,514.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,333.27
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS22,877.31
|
$3.56
CRC1,825.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,396.70
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.09
UZS623,411.11
|
$58.91
CRC30,165.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
UZS60,564.47
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.80
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Tashkent
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.75
UZS695,233.39
|
$83.78
CRC42,900.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.42
UZS729,134.50
|
$52.26
CRC26,760.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.12
UZS1,258,633.83
|
$126.81
CRC64,936.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.63
UZS1,544,465.58
|
$119.58
CRC61,234.28
|
|
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