Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 2.5 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$5.72
UZS72,509.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.00
UZS50,732.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$0.56
UZS7,151.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.33
UZS4,191.58
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.54
UZS6,814.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$3.47
UZS44,073.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$4.19
UZS53,174.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$1.85
UZS23,414.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$1.74
UZS22,019.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$0.64
UZS8,088.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.80
UZS10,166.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.99
UZS12,522.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.76
UZS9,661.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.25
UZS3,130.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.22
UZS2,739.78
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$3.86
UZS49,012.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$10.00
UZS126,830.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$15,000.00
UZS190,246,107.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$2.97
UZS37,732.14
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$13.54
UZS171,710.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$615.96
UZS7,812,204.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$401.33
UZS5,090,159.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$34.74
UZS440,602.65
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$262.64
UZS3,331,098.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,255,593.33
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$1.05
UZS13,317.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$1.80
UZS22,849.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$2.00
UZS25,366.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$49.09
UZS622,661.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$4.77
UZS60,491.61
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$54.75
UZS694,396.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$57.42
UZS728,257.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$99.12
UZS1,257,119.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$121.63
UZS1,542,607.43
|
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