Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 93.2% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.72
UZS72,509.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.00
UZS50,732.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.56
UZS7,151.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.33
UZS4,191.58
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.54
UZS6,814.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.47
UZS44,073.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.19
UZS53,174.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.85
UZS23,414.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.74
UZS22,019.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.64
UZS8,088.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.80
UZS10,166.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.99
UZS12,522.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.76
UZS9,661.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.25
UZS3,130.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.22
UZS2,739.78
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.86
UZS49,012.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$10.00
UZS126,830.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$15,000.00
UZS190,246,107.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$2.97
UZS37,732.14
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$13.54
UZS171,710.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$615.96
UZS7,812,204.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$401.33
UZS5,090,159.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$34.74
UZS440,602.65
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$262.64
UZS3,331,098.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,255,593.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.05
UZS13,317.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.80
UZS22,849.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.00
UZS25,366.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$49.09
UZS622,661.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.77
UZS60,491.61
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$54.75
UZS694,396.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$57.42
UZS728,257.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$99.12
UZS1,257,119.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$121.63
UZS1,542,607.43
|
|
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