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Bhutan

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Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Thimphu Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 2.2 times more expensive than Thimphu.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% more in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 31.0% more in Tashkent
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 11.1 times more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Tashkent

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

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Tashkent vs. Thimphu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.5% more for restaurants

	Thimphu	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN243.12	$6.78 UZS81,093.28	+162.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN461.92	$5.09 UZS60,819.96	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.00	$0.74 UZS8,857.87	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.02	$0.35 UZS4,156.03	+92.1%
Average			+73.5%

Thimphu vs. Tashkent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Thimphu	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN100.89	$0.84 UZS10,001.01	-22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN176.66	$4.12 UZS49,271.41	+119.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN285.29	$4.94 UZS59,058.42	+62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN176.99	$1.85 UZS22,074.77	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN168.72	$1.91 UZS22,866.97	+6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN108.07	$0.70 UZS8,333.72	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.06	$0.83 UZS9,926.09	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN68.37	$1.04 UZS12,379.01	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.43	$0.77 UZS9,226.49	+130.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.26	$0.26 UZS3,160.78	+2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.22	$0.18 UZS2,154.99	-42.0%
Average			+13.8%

Thimphu vs. Tashkent - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

	Thimphu	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN262.03	$4.48 UZS53,549.31	+60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN486.23	$12.72 UZS152K	+146.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$16,956.24 UZS203M	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,239.89	$3.67 UZS43,839.03	-72.2%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Thimphu	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,273.54	$13.64 UZS163K	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN11,944.77	$605.03 UZS7M	+376.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,090.25	$380.19 UZS5M	+342.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,427.09	$51.76 UZS619K	+100.6%
Average			+265.0%

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pay 11.1 times more for childcare

	Thimphu	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,230.15	$332.64 UZS4M	+639.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN53,485.51	$9,430.29 UZS113M	+1558.3%
Average			+1007.4%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Thimphu	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN243.12	$2.12 UZS25,341.65	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN119.94	$2.63 UZS31,498.38	+106.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN364.67	$2.03 UZS24,327.98	-47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,376.09	$64.29 UZS769K	+38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN291.74	$5.93 UZS70,956.62	+91.3%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Thimphu	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,700.17	$50.12 UZS599K	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,350.08	$58.44 UZS699K	+133.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,321.01	$112.30 UZS1M	+67.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,312.83	$138.19 UZS2M	+890.0%
Average			+149.6%

Thimphu vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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