Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 22.2% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Tashkent

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Tashkent are more expensive than in Colombo. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Tashkent. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tashkent.

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Tashkent vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tashkent instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	+77.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	+32.3%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Colombo	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	-18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	+12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	-77.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	+123.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	-49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	+36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	-42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	-48.9%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Colombo	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$12.72 UZS154K	+76.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$16,956.24 UZS205M	-54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$3.67 UZS44,267.65	+11.3%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Colombo	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$13.64 UZS165K	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$605.03 UZS7M	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$380.19 UZS5M	+40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$51.76 UZS625K	+25.8%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$332.64 UZS4M	+780.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$9,430.29 UZS114M	+680.0%
Average			+728.7%

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	-3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$64.29 UZS776K	+359.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$5.93 UZS71,650.37	+30.9%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$50.12 UZS605K	+176.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$58.44 UZS706K	+251.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$112.30 UZS1M	+42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$138.19 UZS2M	+230.9%
Average			+159.9%

Colombo vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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