Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 57.4% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 84.6% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 59.1% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Istanbul

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Istanbul are more expensive than in Tashkent. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Istanbul.

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Istanbul vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Tashkent, you would:

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pay 84.6% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	$12.19 TRY603.79	+79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	$9.35 TRY462.91	+83.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	$1.73 TRY85.71	+133.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	$0.58 TRY28.65	+66.5%
Average			+84.6%

Tashkent vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	$0.92 TRY45.58	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	$5.28 TRY261.28	+28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	$4.69 TRY231.97	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	$2.41 TRY119.39	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	$2.54 TRY125.71	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	$0.85 TRY42.16	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	$1.03 TRY50.86	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	$0.57 TRY28.34	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	$0.84 TRY41.37	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	$0.31 TRY15.36	+17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	$0.29 TRY14.17	+58.8%
Average			+13.2%

Tashkent vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	$5.43 TRY269.03	+21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.72 UZS154K	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+427.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,956.24 UZS205M	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+199.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 UZS44,267.65	$8.40 TRY416.09	+129.2%
Average			+144.8%

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pay 59.1% more for housing

	Tashkent	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 UZS165K	$16.15 TRY799.42	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.03 UZS7M	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.19 UZS5M	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.76 UZS625K	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	+33.1%
Average			+59.1%

Tashkent vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Tashkent	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.64 UZS4M	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+207.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,430.29 UZS114M	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+175.7%
Average			+191.0%

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pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	$4.78 TRY236.49	+125.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	$4.31 TRY213.63	+63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	$2.34 TRY115.73	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.29 UZS776K	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 UZS71,650.37	$8.13 TRY402.53	+37.0%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 UZS605K	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.44 UZS706K	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.30 UZS1M	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.19 UZS2M	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	-30.9%
Average			-18.4%

Tashkent vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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