Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 98.3% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 42.4% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Tashkent, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$10.00 SVC87.49	+98.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$7.00 SVC61.24	+75.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.09 SVC9.52	+90.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.91 SVC7.98	+268.6%
Average			+133.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$2.12 SVC18.55	+334.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$3.24 SVC28.32	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$7.39 SVC64.61	+78.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$3.04 SVC26.56	+80.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$2.78 SVC24.29	+58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$1.44 SVC12.62	+136.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.77 SVC6.72	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$1.17 SVC10.19	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$1.22 SVC10.64	+87.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.99 SVC8.69	+361.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.98 SVC8.53	+463.2%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$3.97 SVC34.76	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$20.00 SVC174.98	+86.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$25,000.00 SVC218,723.18	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$33.43 SVC292.45	+1005.0%
Average			+283.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$42.14 SVC368.70	+231.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$858.33 SVC7,509.50	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$641.67 SVC5,613.89	+54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$81.52 SVC713.21	+155.5%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 42.4% less for childcare

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$160.29 SVC1,402.33	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$5,740.67 SVC50,224.67	-39.4%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$2.00 SVC17.50	+71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$3.24 SVC28.33	+87.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$4.00 SVC35.00	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$30.67 SVC268.30	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$5.50 SVC48.12	+10.0%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Tashkent	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$72.14 SVC631.17	+34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$47.86 SVC418.70	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$112.14 SVC981.13	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$108.33 SVC947.80	-19.6%
Average			+2.9%

Tashkent vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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