Cost of living comparison
China is 34.8% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in China instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Tashkent
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,356
|
$3.33
CN¥24.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,349
|
$5.25
CN¥38.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,665
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,344
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,192
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,825
|
$6.22
CN¥45.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,746
|
$7.41
CN¥53.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,644
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,442
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,804
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,962
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,077
|
$0.74
CN¥5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,355
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,682
|
$4.64
CN¥33.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,942
|
$21.41
CN¥155.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS171,164,827
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,950.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,537
|
$4.14
CN¥30.02
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Tashkent
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,947
|
$14.28
CN¥103.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,645,929
|
$401.04
CN¥2,905.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,293,822
|
$247.64
CN¥1,794.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS422,742
|
$39.51
CN¥286.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Tashkent
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,819,952
|
$456.56
CN¥3,308.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,673,584
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,584.64
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,919
|
$1.15
CN¥8.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,393
|
$3.48
CN¥25.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,673
|
$3.40
CN¥24.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS549,245
|
$42.27
CN¥306.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS57,055
|
$6.35
CN¥46.04
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS688,872
|
$51.26
CN¥371.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS753,373
|
$33.18
CN¥240.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,882
|
$80.69
CN¥584.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,383,647
|
$76.44
CN¥553.84
|
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