Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 79.9% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 81.4% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 73.4% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 39.9% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kingston are more expensive than in Tashkent. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

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Kingston vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.4% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.78 UZS81,093.28	$13.53 JMD2,152.16	+99.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 UZS60,819.96	$8.18 JMD1,301.30	+60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 UZS8,857.87	$1.17 JMD186.44	+58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,156.03	$0.72 JMD114.00	+106.2%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Tashkent	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UZS10,001.01	$3.75 JMD597.11	+348.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 UZS49,271.41	$5.70 JMD906.60	+38.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 UZS59,058.42	$15.66 JMD2,490.37	+217.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 UZS22,074.77	$3.54 JMD562.56	+91.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 UZS22,866.97	$2.86 JMD454.05	+49.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 UZS8,333.72	$2.74 JMD435.93	+293.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 UZS9,926.09	$1.76 JMD280.36	+112.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,379.01	$3.33 JMD530.17	+222.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,226.49	$1.38 JMD219.10	+78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 UZS3,160.78	$1.47 JMD233.84	+456.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 UZS2,154.99	$1.20 JMD190.91	+566.1%
Average			+184.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 UZS53,549.31	$5.42 JMD861.61	+21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.72 UZS152K	$37.77 JMD6,006.01	+197.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,956.24 UZS203M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+159.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 UZS43,839.03	$26.37 JMD4,194.20	+619.3%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 73.4% more for housing

	Tashkent	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 UZS163K	$52.78 JMD8,393.21	+287.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.03 UZS7M	$960.80 JMD153K	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.19 UZS5M	$569.14 JMD90,507.30	+49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.76 UZS619K	$128.52 JMD20,438.11	+148.3%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.64 UZS4M	$361.00 JMD57,407.35	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,430.29 UZS113M	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-12.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 UZS25,341.65	$2.20 JMD350.35	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 UZS31,498.38	$5.31 JMD844.60	+101.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 UZS24,327.98	$9.44 JMD1,501.50	+364.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.29 UZS769K	$61.69 JMD9,809.82	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 UZS70,956.62	$13.22 JMD2,102.10	+122.7%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 UZS599K	$23.60 JMD3,753.76	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.44 UZS699K	$31.47 JMD5,005.01	-46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.30 UZS1M	$77.63 JMD12,345.70	-30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.19 UZS2M	$102.81 JMD16,349.71	-25.6%
Average			-39.9%

Tashkent vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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