Cost of living comparison

 Kingston, Jamaica
compared to
 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 0.2% cheaper than Kingston.

Restaurants
pay 54.5% less in Tashkent
Groceries
pay 63.2% less in Tashkent
Transportation
pay 60.1% less in Tashkent
Housing
pay 44.0% less in Tashkent
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.9% less in Tashkent
Clothing
pay 89.8% more in Tashkent

The cost of childcare and clothing in Tashkent are more expensive than in Kingston. Expenses including groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Tashkent. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

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

pay 54.5% less for restaurants

 
Kingston
Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.52
JMD1,168.82
$5.03
UZS64,766.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.62
JMD1,339.27
$4.00
UZS51,537.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.41
JMD219.53
$0.57
UZS7,377.19

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pay 63.2% less for groceries

 
Kingston
Tashkent
Bread
1 loaf
$3.54
JMD550.54
$0.49
UZS6,290.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.58
JMD1,022.10
$3.58
UZS46,064.40
Milk (1 gallon) $15.26
JMD2,371.65
$4.13
UZS53,255.98

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pay 60.1% less for transportation

 
Kingston
Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
JMD751.42
$3.69
UZS47,552.69
Monthly public transit pass $37.59
JMD5,844.09
$10.71
UZS138,057.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,920.30
JMD6,672,005.11
$18,484.77
UZS238,166,728.66

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pay 44.0% less for housing

 
Kingston
Tashkent
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.89
JMD8,221.48
$12.73
UZS164,016.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $874.50
JMD135,942.08
$656.57
UZS8,459,618.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $425.21
JMD66,098.73
$415.70
UZS5,356,097.52

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Kingston
Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.66
JMD35,389.22
$293.58
UZS3,782,658.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,105.29
JMD327,269.16
$9,476.32
UZS122,097,566.05

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pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kingston
Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.13
JMD487.01
$1.17
UZS15,025.37
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.28
JMD665.79
$1.72
UZS22,223.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.77
JMD1,363.62
$2.00
UZS25,768.97

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pay 89.8% more for clothing

 
Kingston
Tashkent
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.32
JMD4,090.86
$53.56
UZS690,031.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.59
JMD3,977.23
$55.31
UZS712,689.82
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$71.01
JMD11,038.84
$102.15
UZS1,316,171.07

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