Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 53.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 56.7% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 65.9% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 69.4% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 45.7% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.2% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Tashkent

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.00	$5.03 UZS63,165.06	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.00	$4.00 UZS50,263.84	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.31	$0.57 UZS7,194.81	-77.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$0.25 UZS3,110.69	-88.5%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 56.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$0.49 UZS6,135.28	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.95	$3.58 UZS44,925.61	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.69	$4.13 UZS51,939.41	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.45	$1.68 UZS21,119.95	-75.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.47	$1.75 UZS22,025.93	-65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$0.61 UZS7,672.26	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$0.77 UZS9,644.45	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.47	$0.97 UZS12,169.81	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.37	$0.65 UZS8,132.97	-75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.22 UZS2,702.81	-78.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.40	$0.17 UZS2,176.27	-79.3%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 65.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.75	$3.69 UZS46,377.11	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.59	$10.71 UZS134,644.26	-91.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,496.60	$18,484.77 UZS232,278,855.82	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.50	$3.02 UZS38,012.03	-83.4%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 69.4% less for housing

	Wellington	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.86	$12.73 UZS159,962.01	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,490.32	$656.57 UZS8,250,482.59	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.53	$415.70 UZS5,223,685.99	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.54	$31.91 UZS400,960.63	-76.2%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 45.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,459.08	$293.58 UZS3,689,145.22	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,180.00	$9,476.32 UZS119,079,113.62	-25.1%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.00	$1.17 UZS14,653.92	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.72	$1.72 UZS21,674.39	-49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.95	$2.00 UZS25,131.92	-91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.72	$47.19 UZS593,000.84	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.50	$5.00 UZS62,829.80	-59.2%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$126.88	$53.56 UZS672,973.14	-29.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.24	$55.31 UZS695,070.95	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$199.99	$102.15 UZS1,283,633.16	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$216.99	$134.71 UZS1,692,776.03	+3.9%
Average			-9.9%

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