Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

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Tashkent vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 14.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 5.3% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 6.0% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 23.1% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Tashkent

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

Tashkent vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB782.63	$5.03 UZS64,960.24	-45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB434.79	$4.00 UZS51,692.36	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB91.34	$0.57 UZS7,399.29	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB41.34	$0.25 UZS3,199.10	-49.0%
Average			-40.6%

Moscow vs. Tashkent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

	Moscow	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.70	$0.49 UZS6,309.65	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB375.33	$3.58 UZS46,202.42	-18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB303.85	$4.13 UZS53,415.55	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB129.44	$1.68 UZS21,720.19	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB169.14	$1.75 UZS22,651.92	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.69	$0.61 UZS7,890.31	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.85	$0.77 UZS9,918.55	+15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.95	$0.97 UZS12,515.68	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB95.70	$0.65 UZS8,364.11	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.23	$0.22 UZS2,779.63	-13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.82	$0.17 UZS2,238.12	-17.2%
Average			-5.3%

Moscow vs. Tashkent - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Moscow	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB188.96	$3.69 UZS47,695.17	+66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,434.85	$10.71 UZS138,470.91	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,608,763.15	$18,484.77 UZS238,880,317.96	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB495.66	$3.02 UZS39,092.35	-48.0%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 6.0% less for housing

	Moscow	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB543.39	$12.73 UZS164,508.20	+99.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,829.46	$656.57 UZS8,484,964.75	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,689.84	$415.70 UZS5,372,145.33	-28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,382.77	$31.91 UZS412,356.10	-63.2%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 23.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,745.27	$293.58 UZS3,793,992.27	-37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB887,157.60	$9,476.32 UZS122,463,391.78	-9.0%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB260.88	$1.17 UZS15,070.39	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB215.06	$1.72 UZS22,290.38	-31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB208.70	$2.00 UZS25,846.18	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,755.02	$47.19 UZS609,854.17	+45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB434.79	$5.00 UZS64,615.45	-2.0%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Moscow	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,913.86	$53.56 UZS692,099.32	-34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,604.33	$55.31 UZS714,825.16	+30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,281.98	$102.15 UZS1,320,114.55	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,687.11	$134.71 UZS1,740,885.43	+32.1%
Average			+5.7%

Moscow vs. Tashkent - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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