Cost of living comparison

 Manila, Philippines
compared to
 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 6.9% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 23.0% less in Tashkent
Groceries
pay 44.3% less in Tashkent
Transportation
pay 4.3% less in Tashkent
Housing
pay 2.1% less in Tashkent
Childcare
pay 36.0% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.8% less in Tashkent
Clothing
pay 82.0% more in Tashkent

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

Tashkent vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.0% less for restaurants

 
Manila
Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
₱293.21
$5.03
UZS64,960.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.26
₱244.34
$4.00
UZS51,692.36
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
₱50.04
$0.57
UZS7,399.29

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pay 44.3% less for groceries

 
Manila
Tashkent
Bread
1 loaf
$1.35
₱77.49
$0.49
UZS6,309.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
₱304.00
$3.58
UZS46,202.42
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
₱389.38
$4.13
UZS53,415.55

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

 
Manila
Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
₱237.38
$3.69
UZS47,695.17
Monthly public transit pass $9.93
₱569.11
$10.71
UZS138,470.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,575.45
₱1,466,035.76
$18,484.77
UZS238,880,317.96

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pay 2.1% less for housing

 
Manila
Tashkent
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.80
₱1,651.16
$12.73
UZS164,508.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $468.88
₱26,877.27
$656.57
UZS8,484,964.75
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $234.44
₱13,438.66
$415.70
UZS5,372,145.33

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pay 36.0% less for childcare

 
Manila
Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.52
₱27,659.21
$293.58
UZS3,793,992.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.39
₱809,810.23
$9,476.32
UZS122,463,391.78

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
₱78.19
$1.17
UZS15,070.39
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.70
₱154.60
$1.72
UZS22,290.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
₱175.92
$2.00
UZS25,846.18

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pay 82.0% more for clothing

 
Manila
Tashkent
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.31
₱1,909.53
$53.56
UZS692,099.32
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.60
₱1,524.58
$55.31
UZS714,825.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.03
₱4,243.28
$102.15
UZS1,320,114.55

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