Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.2 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,535.92
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,354.71
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,350.96
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,178.20
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,268.43
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,900.63
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,066.64
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,578.31
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,503.96
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,838.78
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,853.76
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,433.93
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,309.47
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,761.47
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,223.50
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,383.63
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,566.43
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,319,974.49
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,837.00
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,433.65
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,429,541.77
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,337,054.99
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,662.63
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 75.3% more for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,769,210.28
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,663,472.57
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,144.79
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,677.35
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,870.66
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,193.39
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS687,578.59
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS710,155.99
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,491.69
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,729,514.13
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
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