Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 42.6% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$5.00
UZS63,348
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$3.50
UZS44,343
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$0.60
UZS7,664
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.34
UZS4,343
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$0.41
UZS5,191
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$3.14
UZS39,820
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$3.85
UZS48,740
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$1.63
UZS20,641
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$1.69
UZS21,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.62
UZS7,803
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.79
UZS9,961
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$1.03
UZS13,075
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.74
UZS9,353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$3.53
UZS44,677
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$14.04
UZS177,920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,143,100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$2.65
UZS33,533
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$17.99
UZS227,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$603.41
UZS7,644,958
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$338.87
UZS4,293,277
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$33.36
UZS422,688
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$222.55
UZS2,819,594
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,662,963
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$1.34
UZS16,917
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$1.61
UZS20,390
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$1.87
UZS23,670
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$43.35
UZS549,175
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$4.50
UZS57,048
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$54.37
UZS688,785
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$59.46
UZS753,278
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,725
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$109.20
UZS1,383,472
|
|
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