Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 36.3% cheaper than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.1% less in Tashkent
- Groceries
-
pay 36.4% less in Tashkent
- Transportation
-
pay 54.8% less in Tashkent
- Housing
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pay 19.9% less in Tashkent
- Childcare
-
pay 37.5% less in Tashkent
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.5% less in Tashkent
- Clothing
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pay 3.4% more in Tashkent
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Tashkent.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Riga, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$5.03
UZS64,919.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.60
|
$4.00
UZS51,659.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.31
|
$0.57
UZS7,394.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.08
|
$0.25
UZS3,197.07
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.49
UZS6,305.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.23
|
$3.58
UZS46,173.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.42
|
$4.13
UZS53,381.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.61
|
$1.68
UZS21,706.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.91
|
$1.75
UZS22,637.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.61
UZS7,885.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.77
UZS9,912.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$0.97
UZS12,507.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.39
|
$0.65
UZS8,358.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.38
|
$0.22
UZS2,777.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.17
UZS2,236.70
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.18
|
$3.69
UZS47,664.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€29.34
|
$10.71
UZS138,383.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€25,572.48
|
$18,484.77
UZS238,728,752.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.27
|
$3.02
UZS39,067.54
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.13
|
$12.73
UZS164,403.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€489.46
|
$656.57
UZS8,479,581.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€335.53
|
$415.70
UZS5,368,736.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€223.17
|
$31.91
UZS412,094.46
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€490.91
|
$293.58
UZS3,791,585.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,306.69
|
$9,476.32
UZS122,385,691.08
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.40
|
$1.17
UZS15,060.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.10
|
$1.72
UZS22,276.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.79
|
$2.00
UZS25,829.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€41.98
|
$47.19
UZS609,467.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$5.00
UZS64,574.45
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€74.67
|
$53.56
UZS691,660.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€39.94
|
$55.31
UZS714,371.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€84.29
|
$102.15
UZS1,319,276.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€110.42
|
$134.71
UZS1,739,780.87
|
|
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