Cost of living comparison

Helsinki, Finland

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 42.4% cheaper than Helsinki.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 45.2% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 66.2% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 51.1% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 11.5% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.3% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Tashkent

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

Tashkent vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% less for restaurants

	Helsinki	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.76 €16.51	$5.03 UZS65,050.77	-73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €10.38	$4.00 UZS51,764.40	-66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.14 €2.77	$0.57 UZS7,409.60	-81.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.03 €1.79	$0.25 UZS3,203.56	-87.8%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

	Helsinki	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 €2.54	$0.49 UZS6,318.44	-83.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.64	$3.58 UZS46,266.81	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 €4.53	$4.13 UZS53,489.99	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 €2.71	$1.68 UZS21,750.46	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00 €5.28	$1.75 UZS22,683.49	-70.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$0.61 UZS7,901.31	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.77 UZS9,932.37	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.90	$0.97 UZS12,533.12	-5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.50	$0.65 UZS8,375.76	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.50	$0.22 UZS2,783.50	-62.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$0.17 UZS2,241.24	-79.8%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 66.2% less for transportation

	Helsinki	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.50 €6.61	$3.69 UZS47,761.64	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.38 €62.85	$10.71 UZS138,663.90	-85.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,296.42 €30,195.84	$18,484.77 UZS239,213,249.76	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.79 €15.66	$3.02 UZS39,146.83	-83.0%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 51.1% less for housing

	Helsinki	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.48 €19.79	$12.73 UZS164,737.48	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,111.66 €978.74	$656.57 UZS8,496,790.40	-40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$870.64 €766.54	$415.70 UZS5,379,632.59	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 €87.47	$31.91 UZS412,930.80	-67.9%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

	Helsinki	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.03 €297.62	$293.58 UZS3,799,280.03	-13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,508.28 €9,251.88	$9,476.32 UZS122,634,071.22	-9.8%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Helsinki	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.57 €7.55	$1.17 UZS15,091.39	-86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.76 €4.20	$1.72 UZS22,321.45	-63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.36 €10.00	$2.00 UZS25,882.20	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.76 €42.05	$47.19 UZS610,704.13	-1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.22 €16.04	$5.00 UZS64,705.50	-72.6%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Helsinki	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.00 €88.04	$53.56 UZS693,063.91	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.76 €27.96	$55.31 UZS715,821.43	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.57 €78.86	$102.15 UZS1,321,954.42	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.24 €97.94	$134.71 UZS1,743,311.74	+21.1%
Average			+15.7%

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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: April 2025

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