Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 27.9% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$5.72
UZS72,820.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$4.00
UZS50,950.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$0.56
UZS7,182.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.33
UZS4,209.57
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$0.54
UZS6,843.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$3.47
UZS44,262.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$4.19
UZS53,402.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$1.85
UZS23,514.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$1.74
UZS22,114.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$0.64
UZS8,123.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.80
UZS10,209.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.99
UZS12,575.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.76
UZS9,702.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.25
UZS3,144.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.22
UZS2,751.54
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$3.86
UZS49,223.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$10.00
UZS127,375.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$15,000.00
UZS191,062,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$2.97
UZS37,894.06
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$13.54
UZS172,447.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$615.96
UZS7,845,728.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$401.33
UZS5,112,002.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$34.74
UZS442,493.38
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$262.64
UZS3,345,392.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,660,067.25
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$1.05
UZS13,374.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$1.80
UZS22,947.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$2.00
UZS25,475.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$49.09
UZS625,333.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$4.77
UZS60,751.19
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$54.75
UZS697,376.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$57.42
UZS731,382.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$99.12
UZS1,262,514.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$121.63
UZS1,549,227.14
|
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