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Tashkent vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 84.9% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 44.3% less in Tashkent
Groceries
pay 22.4% less in Tashkent
Housing
pay 5.4 times more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.5% less in Tashkent

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tashkent. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tashkent instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 44.3% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.81
KPW4,327
$6.78
UZS81,886.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$21.26
KPW19,136
$5.09
UZS61,414.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.21
KPW1,985
$0.74
UZS8,944.47

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Tashkent
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
KPW2,071
$0.84
UZS10,098.79
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.12
UZS49,753.14
Milk (1 gallon) $3.55
KPW3,195
$4.94
UZS59,635.84

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.48
UZS54,072.87
Monthly public transit pass ?? $12.72
UZS154K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $16,956.24
UZS205M

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Tashkent
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $13.64
UZS165K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $89.58
KPW80,621
$605.03
UZS7M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $89.58
KPW80,621
$380.19
UZS5M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $332.64
UZS4M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,430.29
UZS114M

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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $13.44
KPW12,093
$2.12
UZS25,589.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.12
KPW1,008
$2.63
UZS31,806.35
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.03
UZS24,565.84

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Tashkent
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $50.12
UZS605K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $58.44
UZS706K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $112.30
UZS1M

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