Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 57.7% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 97.7% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 57.1% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 82.9% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.7% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$8.52 ZAR155.83	+69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$4.68 ZAR85.65	+17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.01 ZAR18.44	+76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.81 ZAR14.85	+228.1%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 57.1% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$1.07 ZAR19.64	+120.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$3.70 ZAR67.61	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$4.91 ZAR89.86	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$2.35 ZAR42.93	+39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$2.08 ZAR37.98	+18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$0.69 ZAR12.63	+13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.68 ZAR12.52	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.73 ZAR13.27	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.75 ZAR13.78	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.64 ZAR11.70	+197.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.58 ZAR10.66	+236.6%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$5.05 ZAR92.45	+37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$65.32 ZAR1,194.70	+509.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$19,084.78 ZAR349,060.57	+3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$8.78 ZAR160.51	+190.1%
Average			+185.0%

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pay 82.9% more for housing

	Tashkent	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$39.13 ZAR715.72	+207.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$416.34 ZAR7,614.92	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$379.25 ZAR6,936.46	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$86.03 ZAR1,573.48	+169.6%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$216.65 ZAR3,962.55	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$4,800.41 ZAR87,799.42	-49.3%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$2.39 ZAR43.63	+104.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$2.00 ZAR36.50	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$2.95 ZAR54.02	+47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$34.21 ZAR625.71	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$7.81 ZAR142.84	+56.2%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$49.09 ZAR897.79	-8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$34.65 ZAR633.71	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$92.30 ZAR1,688.16	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$98.31 ZAR1,798.05	-27.0%
Average			-20.6%

Tashkent vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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