Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Asmara, Eritrea

Asmara vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 2.1 times more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Asmara
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Asmara
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 39.0% more in Asmara

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

Asmara vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$18.14 ERN272.04	+260.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$5.99 ERN89.85	+49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.83 ERN27.50	+220.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$1.33 ERN20.00	+438.6%
Average			+242.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Tashkent	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$0.50 ERN7.50	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$1.50 ERN22.50	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$6.14 ERN92.11	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$4.52 ERN67.80	+168.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$12.17 ERN182.57	+594.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$5.54 ERN83.16	+808.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.58 ERN8.69	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.86 ERN12.85	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.55 ERN8.32	-14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.80 ERN11.94	+270.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.48 ERN7.26	+179.4%
Average			+178.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$8.83 ERN132.49	+139.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$8.00 ERN120.00	-25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+260.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$5.73 ERN85.99	+89.5%
Average			+116.0%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Tashkent	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+1471.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	-3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$21.03 ERN315.44	-34.1%
Average			+351.4%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$25.00 ERN375.00	-91.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-82.3%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$1.00 ERN15.00	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$0.77 ERN11.58	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$2.00 ERN30.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$27.00 ERN405.00	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$1.10 ERN16.50	-78.0%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 39.0% more for clothing

	Tashkent	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+95.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	-29.5%
Average			+39.0%

Tashkent vs. Asmara - Cost of clothing

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