Cost of living comparison

Freetown, Sierra Leone

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 38.7% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 46.2% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 66.9% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 5.0 times more in Tashkent

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tashkent. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.03 UZS63,920.73	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$4.00 UZS50,865.17	-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.57 UZS7,280.89	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.25 UZS3,147.91	-72.1%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 46.2% less for groceries

	Freetown	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SLL10,485	$0.49 UZS6,208.68	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.58 UZS45,463.08
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 SLL158,756	$4.13 UZS52,560.78	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SLL40,891	$1.68 UZS21,372.62	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.75 UZS22,289.44	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.61 UZS7,764.05	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.77 UZS9,759.83	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.97 UZS12,315.40
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.65 UZS8,230.26	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.22 UZS2,735.15	-76.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.17 UZS2,202.31	-76.6%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Freetown	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 SLL101,357	$3.69 UZS46,931.94	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.71 UZS136,255.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$18,484.77 UZS235,057,716.53	+54.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$3.02 UZS38,466.78	-71.9%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 66.9% less for housing

	Freetown	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$12.73 UZS161,875.71	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	$656.57 UZS8,349,186.98	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	$415.70 UZS5,286,179.39	-57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$31.91 UZS405,757.51	-71.1%
Average			-66.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$293.58 UZS3,733,280.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,476.32 UZS120,503,712.80

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.17 UZS14,829.23	-22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.72 UZS21,933.69	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.00 UZS25,432.58	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$47.19 UZS600,095.18	-5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.00 UZS63,581.46
Average			-15.5%

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pay 5.0 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$53.56 UZS681,024.24	+435.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$55.31 UZS703,386.41	+591.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$102.15 UZS1,298,989.86	+410.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$134.71 UZS1,713,027.50	+169.4%
Average			+401.8%

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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: June 2025

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