Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 36.1% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,356
|
$6.72
R126.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,349
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,665
|
$0.88
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,344
|
$0.66
R12.39
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,192
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,825
|
$3.17
R59.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,746
|
$3.87
R72.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,644
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,442
|
$1.92
R36.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,804
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,962
|
$0.56
R10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,077
|
$0.53
R9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,355
|
$0.63
R11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
$0.50
R9.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
$0.51
R9.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,682
|
$4.68
R87.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,942
|
$45.23
R849.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS171,164,827
|
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,537
|
$10.97
R205.93
|
|
pay 57.5% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,947
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,645,929
|
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,293,822
|
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS422,742
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,819,952
|
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,673,584
|
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,919
|
$1.92
R36.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,393
|
$1.64
R30.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,673
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS549,245
|
$34.50
R647.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS57,055
|
$5.48
R102.97
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS688,872
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS753,373
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,882
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,383,647
|
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
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