Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

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El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 53.1% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 81.4% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Tashkent, you would:

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pay 27.2% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	$6.75 SVC59.06	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	$7.00 SVC61.25	+37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	$1.14 SVC10.01	+54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	$0.83 SVC7.29	+139.7%
Average			+27.2%

Tashkent vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	$2.85 SVC24.94	+240.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	$3.85 SVC33.72	-6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	$6.95 SVC60.81	+40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	$3.02 SVC26.39	+63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	$3.16 SVC27.66	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	$2.29 SVC20.07	+229.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	$0.63 SVC5.54	-23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	$1.18 SVC10.35	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	$1.56 SVC13.68	+102.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	$1.33 SVC11.65	+403.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	$1.49 SVC13.05	+727.5%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	$4.75 SVC41.60	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.72 UZS154K	$37.50 SVC328.13	+194.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,956.24 UZS205M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	+47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 UZS44,267.65	$30.00 SVC262.50	+718.2%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 81.4% more for housing

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 UZS165K	$42.50 SVC371.88	+211.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.03 UZS7M	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	+48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.19 UZS5M	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	+102.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.76 UZS625K	$99.35 SVC869.35	+91.9%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.64 UZS4M	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,430.29 UZS114M	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-49.9%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	$2.00 SVC17.50	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	$3.55 SVC31.02	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	$4.00 SVC35.00	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.29 UZS776K	$31.60 SVC276.50	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 UZS71,650.37	$5.00 SVC43.75	-15.7%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 UZS605K	$67.15 SVC587.57	+34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.44 UZS706K	$47.00 SVC411.25	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.30 UZS1M	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.19 UZS2M	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	-15.3%
Average			-1.0%

Tashkent vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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