Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 14.3% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,174.57
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,222.20
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,643.31
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,331.61
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,176.72
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,710.83
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,607.16
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,584.68
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,380.98
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,781.67
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,933.37
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,039.29
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,327.85
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,843.91
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,309.40
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,554.67
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,433.89
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS170,675,596.64
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,441.57
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,295.36
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,624,074.72
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,281,549.59
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS421,533.45
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,811,891.41
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,434,424.75
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,870.92
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,334.22
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,605.63
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS547,674.88
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,891.87
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS686,903.45
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS751,219.87
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,236,338.34
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,379,692.56
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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