Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 97.4% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,592
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,814
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,573
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,292
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 86.7% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,129
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,345
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,159
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,395
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,184
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,710
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,842
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,919
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,242
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,818
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,288
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,144
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS175,798
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,101,909
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,133
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS225,200
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,553,778
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,242,072
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS417,647
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,785,965
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,665,131
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,715
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,147
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,388
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS542,625
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,367
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Tashkent
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS680,570
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS744,293
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,224,939
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,366,971
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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