Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 19.2% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$5.00
UZS63,174.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$3.50
UZS44,222.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$0.60
UZS7,643.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$0.34
UZS4,331.61
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$0.41
UZS5,176.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$3.14
UZS39,710.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$3.85
UZS48,607.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$1.63
UZS20,584.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$1.69
UZS21,380.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$0.62
UZS7,781.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$0.79
UZS9,933.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$1.03
UZS13,039.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$0.74
UZS9,327.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.23
UZS2,843.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$0.18
UZS2,309.40
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Moscow
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$3.53
UZS44,554.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$14.04
UZS177,433.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$13,508.25
UZS170,675,596.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$2.65
UZS33,441.57
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
Moscow
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$17.99
UZS227,295.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$603.41
UZS7,624,074.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$338.87
UZS4,281,549.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$33.36
UZS421,533.45
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$222.55
UZS2,811,891.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,434,424.75
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$1.34
UZS16,870.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$1.61
UZS20,334.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$1.87
UZS23,605.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$43.35
UZS547,674.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$4.50
UZS56,891.87
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$54.37
UZS686,903.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$59.46
UZS751,219.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$97.85
UZS1,236,338.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$109.20
UZS1,379,692.56
|
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