Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 15.0% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$5.72
UZS72,820.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP75.88
|
$4.00
UZS50,950.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.09
|
$0.56
UZS7,182.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.49
|
$0.33
UZS4,209.57
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Gaborone
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.43
|
$0.54
UZS6,843.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$3.47
UZS44,262.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.33
|
$4.19
UZS53,402.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.46
|
$1.85
UZS23,514.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.55
|
$1.74
UZS22,114.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.55
|
$0.64
UZS8,123.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.40
|
$0.80
UZS10,209.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.21
|
$0.99
UZS12,575.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.10
|
$0.76
UZS9,702.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.77
|
$0.25
UZS3,144.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.20
|
$0.22
UZS2,751.54
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.67
|
$3.86
UZS49,223.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$10.00
UZS127,375.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$15,000.00
UZS191,062,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$2.97
UZS37,894.06
|
|
pay 59.8% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP873.59
|
$13.54
UZS172,447.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,327.97
|
$615.96
UZS7,845,728.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,934.38
|
$401.33
UZS5,112,002.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$34.74
UZS442,493.38
|
|
pay 57.8% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,394.89
|
$262.64
UZS3,345,392.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,327.77
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,660,067.25
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.46
|
$1.05
UZS13,374.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.83
|
$1.80
UZS22,947.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP59.90
|
$2.00
UZS25,475.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP456.49
|
$49.09
UZS625,333.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP89.86
|
$4.77
UZS60,751.19
|
|
pay 76.2% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP549.11
|
$54.75
UZS697,376.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP323.76
|
$57.42
UZS731,382.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP843.09
|
$99.12
UZS1,262,514.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP969.87
|
$121.63
UZS1,549,227.14
|
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