Abu Dhabi vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	1.57M	2.96M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 130% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 2187th and 6476th ($1942 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 443rd and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tashkent

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	Abu Dhabi	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$9729

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787