Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 97.3% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
|
Islamabad
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.79
PKR498.48
|
$5.03
UZS64,535.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
$4.00
UZS51,354.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
PKR98.56
|
$0.57
UZS7,350.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
PKR67.39
|
$0.25
UZS3,178.20
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
|
Islamabad
|
Tashkent
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
PKR188.84
|
$0.49
UZS6,268.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.96
PKR824.33
|
$3.58
UZS45,900.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
PKR922.83
|
$4.13
UZS53,066.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR348.14
|
$1.68
UZS21,578.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
PKR457.01
|
$1.75
UZS22,503.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
PKR134.31
|
$0.61
UZS7,838.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PKR106.59
|
$0.77
UZS9,853.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PKR103.48
|
$0.97
UZS12,433.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
PKR72.66
|
$0.65
UZS8,309.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
PKR52.52
|
$0.22
UZS2,761.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.83
|
$0.17
UZS2,223.50
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
|
Islamabad
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
PKR1,060.08
|
$3.69
UZS47,383.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
PKR1,894.21
|
$10.71
UZS137,566.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,479.46
PKR5,981,723.60
|
$18,484.77
UZS237,319,974.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
PKR1,190.36
|
$3.02
UZS38,837.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Islamabad
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.16
PKR5,055.98
|
$12.73
UZS163,433.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.15
PKR48,498.88
|
$656.57
UZS8,429,541.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.01
PKR27,572.01
|
$415.70
UZS5,337,054.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.99
PKR23,667.55
|
$31.91
UZS409,662.63
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Islamabad
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.17
PKR16,756.49
|
$293.58
UZS3,769,210.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,142.14
PKR875,040.71
|
$9,476.32
UZS121,663,472.57
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Islamabad
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
PKR498.48
|
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
PKR547.85
|
$1.72
UZS22,144.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
PKR598.17
|
$2.00
UZS25,677.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.01
PKR6,408.99
|
$47.19
UZS605,870.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
$5.00
UZS64,193.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Islamabad
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.06
PKR5,307.31
|
$53.56
UZS687,578.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.18
PKR7,290.23
|
$55.31
UZS710,155.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.29
PKR23,195.79
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,491.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.79
PKR10,803.24
|
$134.71
UZS1,729,514.13
|
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