Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 4.2% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.30
|
$5.00
UZS63,348
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$3.50
UZS44,343
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.23
|
$0.60
UZS7,664
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.34
UZS4,343
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.96
|
$0.41
UZS5,191
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.66
|
$3.14
UZS39,820
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.58
|
$3.85
UZS48,740
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.76
|
$1.63
UZS20,641
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.87
|
$1.69
UZS21,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.94
|
$0.62
UZS7,803
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.20
|
$0.79
UZS9,961
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.97
|
$1.03
UZS13,075
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.15
|
$0.74
UZS9,353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.03
|
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.57
|
$3.53
UZS44,677
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.33
|
$14.04
UZS177,920
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,845.11
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,143,100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.89
|
$2.65
UZS33,533
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM128.30
|
$17.99
UZS227,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,321.23
|
$603.41
UZS7,644,958
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,401.05
|
$338.87
UZS4,293,277
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM193.40
|
$33.36
UZS422,688
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,208.22
|
$222.55
UZS2,819,594
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,246.31
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,662,963
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.47
|
$1.34
UZS16,917
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.57
|
$1.61
UZS20,390
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$1.87
UZS23,670
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.70
|
$43.35
UZS549,175
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.73
|
$4.50
UZS57,048
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.72
|
$54.37
UZS688,785
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM146.18
|
$59.46
UZS753,278
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM325.21
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,725
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM348.99
|
$109.20
UZS1,383,472
|
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