Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 15.4% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 25.1% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in Tashkent

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

Tashkent vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY342.18	$5.03 UZS64,291.24	-42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY285.15	$4.00 UZS51,160.00	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY49.85	$0.57 UZS7,323.09	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.78	$0.25 UZS3,166.15	-50.9%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.73	$0.49 UZS6,244.66	-41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY180.76	$3.58 UZS45,726.60	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY153.04	$4.13 UZS52,865.44	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY65.94	$1.68 UZS21,496.50
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY105.88	$1.75 UZS22,418.63	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.08	$0.61 UZS7,809.05	+25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.57	$0.77 UZS9,816.40	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.81	$0.97 UZS12,386.79	+113.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.24	$0.65 UZS8,277.97	+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.70	$0.22 UZS2,751.00	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.01	$0.17 UZS2,215.07	-24.6%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Ankara	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY188.84	$3.69 UZS47,203.97	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY342.18	$10.71 UZS137,044.85	+22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,758,802.61	$18,484.77 UZS236,420,184.39	-58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY211.91	$3.02 UZS38,689.75	-44.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 3.6% less for housing

	Ankara	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY451.11	$12.73 UZS162,813.99	+10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,238.84	$656.57 UZS8,397,581.47	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,662.68	$415.70 UZS5,316,819.74	+4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,081.51	$31.91 UZS408,109.40	-39.9%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,692.05	$293.58 UZS3,754,919.45	-41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY407,433.73	$9,476.32 UZS121,202,189.92	-8.8%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY136.87	$1.17 UZS14,915.19	-66.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.49	$1.72 UZS22,060.83	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY79.84	$2.00 UZS25,580.00	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,604.34	$47.19 UZS603,573.52	+15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY228.12	$5.00 UZS63,950.00	-14.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,222.20	$53.56 UZS684,971.67	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,787.16	$55.31 UZS707,463.46	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,086.03	$102.15 UZS1,306,519.21	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,658.06	$134.71 UZS1,722,956.74	+44.4%
Average			+14.6%

Ankara vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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