Beijing vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Beijing	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$989	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2590	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$544	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$967	$827
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1445	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.96M

The cost of living in Beijing is 18% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5893rd and 6497th ($989 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in China and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check China vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1058th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Tashkent

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	Beijing	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.28	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$803	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1416	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$778	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$48
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	22.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15163	$1672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.86	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.37	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$674	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23884	$9061

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$692
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$719
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$742
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$637
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$643
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$580
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$662
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$661
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$690
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$653
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$582
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$697
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$654
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$633
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$549
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$588
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$542
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$618
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$549
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$563
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$535
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$617
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$600
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$502
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$711
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$569
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$619
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$551
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$622
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$634
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$585
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$621
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$732

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$447
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$643
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$544
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$621
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$663
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$659
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$650
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$510
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$545
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$645
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$687
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$491
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$668
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$450
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$482
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$437
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$441
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$525
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$694
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$503
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$593
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$671
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$673
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$494
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$410
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$735
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$498
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$462
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$412
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$605
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1745
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$448
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$615
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$385
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$416
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$654
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$790