Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 52.7% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 45.3% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 87.7% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2% less for restaurants

	Tashkent	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.78 UZS81,886.14	$4.71 NT$152.81	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 UZS61,414.61	$5.65 NT$183.37	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 UZS8,944.47	$0.92 NT$29.80	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,196.66	$0.65 NT$21.18	+87.7%
Average			-4.2%

Tashkent vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Tashkent	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 UZS10,098.79	$2.02 NT$65.64	+141.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 UZS49,753.14	$9.85 NT$319.53	+138.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.94 UZS59,635.84	$11.54 NT$374.58	+133.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 UZS22,290.60	$2.72 NT$88.34	+47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 UZS23,090.55	$4.45 NT$144.40	+132.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 UZS8,415.20	$2.23 NT$72.36	+219.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 UZS10,023.14	$1.51 NT$48.90	+81.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,500.04	$1.38 NT$44.91	+33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,316.70	$2.02 NT$65.53	+161.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 UZS3,191.68	$1.25 NT$40.46	+371.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 UZS2,176.06	$1.04 NT$33.78	+477.5%
Average			+151.6%

Tashkent vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 UZS54,072.87	$3.94 NT$127.95	-12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.72 UZS154K	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	+196.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,956.24 UZS205M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+97.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 UZS44,267.65	$8.95 NT$290.33	+144.0%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 45.3% more for housing

	Tashkent	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 UZS165K	$27.40 NT$889.19	+100.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.03 UZS7M	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	+67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.19 UZS5M	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	+27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.76 UZS625K	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+28.0%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 87.7% more for childcare

	Tashkent	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.64 UZS4M	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	+99.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,430.29 UZS114M	$16,675.66 NT$541K	+76.8%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 UZS25,589.42	$2.83 NT$91.68	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 UZS31,806.35	$3.42 NT$111.13	+30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 UZS24,565.84	$3.92 NT$127.34	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.29 UZS776K	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 UZS71,650.37	$9.73 NT$315.80	+64.0%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 UZS605K	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.44 UZS706K	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.30 UZS1M	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.19 UZS2M	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	-24.0%
Average			-16.1%

Tashkent vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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