Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 28.4% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 28.9% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 38.5% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 27.6% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.7% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Tashkent

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

Tashkent vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.2% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON52.79	$5.03 UZS64,524.25	-57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.59	$4.00 UZS51,345.42	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.90	$0.57 UZS7,349.63	-71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.82	$0.25 UZS3,177.63	-88.8%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 28.9% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.23	$0.49 UZS6,267.30	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.15	$3.58 UZS45,892.32	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON28.25	$4.13 UZS53,057.04	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.60	$1.68 UZS21,574.41	-48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.76	$1.75 UZS22,499.88	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.61	$0.61 UZS7,837.36	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.43	$0.77 UZS9,851.98	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.35	$0.97 UZS12,431.68	+28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.92	$0.65 UZS8,307.97	-26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.26	$0.22 UZS2,760.97	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.96	$0.17 UZS2,223.10	-60.7%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 38.5% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON27.14	$3.69 UZS47,375.05	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON76.78	$10.71 UZS137,541.54	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	$18,484.77 UZS237,277,039.56	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.91	$3.02 UZS38,829.97	-48.0%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Bucharest	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.67	$12.73 UZS163,404.08	+36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,681.27	$656.57 UZS8,428,016.74	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,769.42	$415.70 UZS5,336,089.43	+4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON579.37	$31.91 UZS409,588.51	-75.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 27.6% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,351.70	$293.58 UZS3,768,528.37	-44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	$9,476.32 UZS121,641,461.74	-10.9%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.40	$1.17 UZS14,969.24	-63.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.11	$1.72 UZS22,140.78	-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.63	$2.00 UZS25,672.71	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON222.02	$47.19 UZS605,761.05	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON38.39	$5.00 UZS64,181.77	-42.0%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON349.29	$53.56 UZS687,454.20	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON176.74	$55.31 UZS710,027.51	+39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON382.83	$102.15 UZS1,311,254.42	+18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON471.28	$134.71 UZS1,729,201.24	+27.3%
Average			+13.5%

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