Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 85.9% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 99.4% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 69.0% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 0.1% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+145.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$8.24 CLF0.2000	+106.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+211.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+451.8%
Average			+228.8%

Tashkent vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.4% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+203.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$5.49 CLF0.1300	+53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$4.59 CLF0.1100	+11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+136.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$2.88 CLF0.0700	+64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$0.96 CLF0.0200	+56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+272.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+279.2%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$41.20 CLF1.0100	+284.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$18,540.00 CLF454.8000	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$12.41 CLF0.3000	+310.3%
Average			+158.6%

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pay 69.0% more for housing

	Tashkent	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$20.87 CLF0.5100	+63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$513.58 CLF12.6000	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$439.93 CLF10.7900	+5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$104.66 CLF2.5700	+228.0%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 0.1% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$387.71 CLF9.5100	+32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$6,421.89 CLF157.5400	-32.2%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+142.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+78.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+157.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$33.85 CLF0.8300	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$5.87 CLF0.1400	+17.4%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$52.80 CLF1.3000	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$31.11 CLF0.7600	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$73.37 CLF1.8000	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$82.04 CLF2.0100	-39.1%
Average			-28.1%

Tashkent vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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