Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 62.4% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 51.8% more in Riyadh
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 30.8% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.8% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Riyadh

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

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Riyadh vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	$7.99 SAR30.00	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	$7.99 SAR30.00	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	$0.87 SAR3.28	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	$0.31 SAR1.18	-9.8%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	$1.29 SAR4.83	+54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	$5.27 SAR19.78	+27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	$6.76 SAR25.39	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	$3.08 SAR11.57	+67.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	$4.34 SAR16.27	+126.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	$1.30 SAR4.88	+86.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	$0.87 SAR3.28	+5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	$1.13 SAR4.23	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	$0.80 SAR2.99	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	$0.54 SAR2.04	+105.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	$0.59 SAR2.21	+226.9%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 51.8% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	$2.35 SAR8.82	-47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.72 UZS154K	$37.31 SAR140.01	+193.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,956.24 UZS205M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+104.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 UZS44,267.65	$18.12 SAR68.00	+394.2%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tashkent	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 UZS165K	$71.73 SAR269.20	+425.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.03 UZS7M	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.19 UZS5M	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+119.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.76 UZS625K	$81.86 SAR307.20	+58.1%
Average			+108.6%

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pay 30.8% more for childcare

	Tashkent	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.64 UZS4M	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+59.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,430.29 UZS114M	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+7.2%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	$2.13 SAR8.00	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	$4.28 SAR16.07	+62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	$7.73 SAR29.00	+279.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.29 UZS776K	$89.94 SAR337.52	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 UZS71,650.37	$13.32 SAR50.00	+124.5%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 UZS605K	$58.30 SAR218.78	+16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.44 UZS706K	$54.26 SAR203.65	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.30 UZS1M	$102.59 SAR385.02	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.19 UZS2M	$103.93 SAR390.02	-24.8%
Average			-7.2%

Tashkent vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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