Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

South Korea

Seoul vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 86.4% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 90.8% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 71.9% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.1% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Seoul

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

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Seoul vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.7% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	$8.96 ₩11,955	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	$7.46 ₩9,962	+46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	$1.58 ₩2,112	+113.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	$0.79 ₩1,049	+126.1%
Average			+51.7%

Tashkent vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Tashkent	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	$3.10 ₩4,134	+270.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	$8.84 ₩11,798	+114.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	$7.79 ₩10,403	+57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	$3.61 ₩4,813	+95.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	$4.74 ₩6,328	+147.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	$3.46 ₩4,624	+397.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	$1.57 ₩2,091	+88.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	$2.59 ₩3,462	+150.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	$2.83 ₩3,782	+267.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	$1.66 ₩2,211	+526.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	$1.16 ₩1,542	+540.9%
Average			+204.7%

Tashkent vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.8% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	$5.53 ₩7,384	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.72 UZS154K	$46.28 ₩61,767	+263.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,956.24 UZS205M	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+73.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 UZS44,267.65	$8.51 ₩11,357	+132.1%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 71.9% more for housing

	Tashkent	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 UZS165K	$20.82 ₩27,787	+52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.03 UZS7M	$886.39 ₩1M	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.19 UZS5M	$620.25 ₩828K	+63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.76 UZS625K	$162.69 ₩217K	+214.3%
Average			+71.9%

Tashkent vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Tashkent	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.64 UZS4M	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+479.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,430.29 UZS114M	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+139.7%
Average			+272.7%

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pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	$3.73 ₩4,981	+76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	$4.10 ₩5,473	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	$3.36 ₩4,483	+65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.29 UZS776K	$58.22 ₩77,707	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 UZS71,650.37	$11.20 ₩14,944	+88.7%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 UZS605K	$57.88 ₩77,255	+15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.44 UZS706K	$32.77 ₩43,743	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.30 UZS1M	$69.99 ₩93,417	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.19 UZS2M	$82.45 ₩110K	-40.3%
Average			-29.9%

Tashkent vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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