Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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Freetown vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 96.4% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Freetown
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 83.8% more in Freetown
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% more in Freetown
Clothing: pay 77.5% less in Freetown

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Freetown are more expensive than in Tashkent. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Freetown.

Freetown vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$3.00 SLL62,908	-40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$10.00 SLL209,695	+150.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.03 SLL21,591	+79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.89 SLL18,596	+258.2%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Tashkent	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$0.50 SLL10,485	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$7.57 SLL158,756	+83.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$1.95 SLL40,891	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$3.40 SLL71,337	+94.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$1.81 SLL38,046	+197.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.91 SLL19,023	+18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$2.27 SLL47,558	+250.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.91 SLL19,023	+321.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.74 SLL15,488	+326.5%
Average			+145.5%

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pay 83.8% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$4.83 SLL101,357	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$10.75 SLL225,422	+255.4%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Tashkent	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+685.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$1,361.67 SLL28,553,469	+107.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$978.33 SLL20,515,161	+135.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	+246.0%
Average			+293.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tashkent	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	??

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pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$1.50 SLL31,454	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$1.74 SLL36,435	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$3.00 SLL62,908	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	??
Average			+21.3%

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pay 77.5% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$10.00 SLL209,695	-81.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$8.00 SLL167,756	-85.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$20.00 SLL419,390	-80.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-62.9%
Average			-77.5%

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