Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 8.8% more expensive than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Tashkent
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$5.00
UZS63,415.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$3.50
UZS44,390.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.60
UZS7,672.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.34
UZS4,348.12
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.41
UZS5,196.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.14
UZS39,862.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.85
UZS48,792.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.63
UZS20,663.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$1.69
UZS21,462.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.62
UZS7,811.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.79
UZS9,971.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.03
UZS13,088.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.74
UZS9,363.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.23
UZS2,854.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.18
UZS2,318.20
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Tashkent
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$3.53
UZS44,724.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.04
UZS178,110.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,326,156.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$2.65
UZS33,569.04
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
P'yongyang
|
Tashkent
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.99
UZS228,161.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$603.41
UZS7,653,135.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$338.87
UZS4,297,869.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.36
UZS423,140.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$222.55
UZS2,822,609.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,603.48
UZS83,752,449.76
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.34
UZS16,935.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.61
UZS20,411.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.87
UZS23,695.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.35
UZS549,762.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.50
UZS57,108.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Tashkent
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$54.37
UZS689,521.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$59.46
UZS754,083.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$97.85
UZS1,241,050.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.20
UZS1,384,951.51
|
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