Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 67.7% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 84.8% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 64.0% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 71.2% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 67.8% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 81.3% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.9% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Tashkent

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.8% less for restaurants

	Bern	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF21.55	$5.03 UZS64,888.66	-80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF14.05	$4.00 UZS51,635.40	-76.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF3.82	$0.57 UZS7,391.14	-87.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.53	$0.25 UZS3,195.58	-94.2%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 64.0% less for groceries

	Bern	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.66	$0.49 UZS6,302.69	-84.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF11.24	$3.58 UZS46,151.51	-73.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.26	$4.13 UZS53,356.69	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF4.80	$1.68 UZS21,696.25	-71.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF10.93	$1.75 UZS22,626.96	-86.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.21	$0.61 UZS7,881.62	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.89	$0.77 UZS9,907.62	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.95	$0.97 UZS12,501.89	-16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.22	$0.65 UZS8,354.89	-76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.87	$0.22 UZS2,776.56	-79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.81	$0.17 UZS2,235.66	-82.3%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 71.2% less for transportation

	Bern	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.46	$3.69 UZS47,642.61	-53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF74.95	$10.71 UZS138,318.33	-88.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF30,729.93	$18,484.77 UZS238,617,101.18	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF35.32	$3.02 UZS39,049.27	-93.0%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 67.8% less for housing

	Bern	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF39.97	$12.73 UZS164,326.93	-73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,135.61	$656.57 UZS8,475,615.36	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF804.16	$415.70 UZS5,366,225.89	-57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF208.14	$31.91 UZS411,901.73	-87.4%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 81.3% less for childcare

	Bern	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,482.75	$293.58 UZS3,789,811.76	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF28,106.64	$9,476.32 UZS122,328,452.16	-72.3%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.09	$1.17 UZS15,053.78	-84.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.43	$1.72 UZS22,265.82	-68.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF8.43	$2.00 UZS25,817.70	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF58.46	$47.19 UZS609,182.18	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF18.74	$5.00 UZS64,544.25	-78.1%
Average			-68.9%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Bern	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF116.95	$53.56 UZS691,336.71	-62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF52.31	$55.31 UZS714,037.51	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF137.41	$102.15 UZS1,318,659.95	-38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF155.26	$134.71 UZS1,738,967.19	-28.7%
Average			-35.8%

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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: May 2025

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