Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 2.1 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.03
UZS64,548.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$4.00
UZS51,365.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.57
UZS7,352.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.25
UZS3,178.84
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.49
UZS6,269.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.58
UZS45,909.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$4.13
UZS53,077.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.68
UZS21,582.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.75
UZS22,508.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.61
UZS7,840.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.77
UZS9,855.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.97
UZS12,436.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.65
UZS8,311.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.22
UZS2,762.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.17
UZS2,223.95
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$3.69
UZS47,393.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$10.71
UZS137,594.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$18,484.77
UZS237,367,610.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$3.02
UZS38,844.79
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$12.73
UZS163,466.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$656.57
UZS8,431,233.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$415.70
UZS5,338,126.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$31.91
UZS409,744.86
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$293.58
UZS3,769,966.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$9,476.32
UZS121,687,893.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.17
UZS14,974.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$1.72
UZS22,149.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$2.00
UZS25,682.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$47.19
UZS605,992.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.00
UZS64,206.27
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$53.56
UZS687,716.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$55.31
UZS710,298.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,754.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$134.71
UZS1,729,861.29
|
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