Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 32.9% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Beijing
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$5.00
UZS63,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
$3.50
UZS44,349
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$0.60
UZS7,665
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.34
UZS4,344
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
$0.41
UZS5,192
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
$3.14
UZS39,825
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
$3.85
UZS48,746
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$1.63
UZS20,644
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$1.69
UZS21,442
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.62
UZS7,804
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
$0.79
UZS9,962
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$1.03
UZS13,077
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.74
UZS9,355
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
$3.53
UZS44,682
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
$14.04
UZS177,942
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,164,827
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
$2.65
UZS33,537
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Beijing
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
$17.99
UZS227,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
$603.41
UZS7,645,929
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
$338.87
UZS4,293,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
$33.36
UZS422,742
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
$222.55
UZS2,819,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,673,584
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
$1.34
UZS16,919
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
$1.61
UZS20,393
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$1.87
UZS23,673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
$43.35
UZS549,245
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
$4.50
UZS57,055
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
$54.37
UZS688,872
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
$59.46
UZS753,373
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,882
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.97
|
$109.20
UZS1,383,647
|
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