Beijing vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$589	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	73	56
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.96M

The cost of living in Beijing is 22% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5355th and 6476th ($1029 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check China vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 2546th and 6210th 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	$4.24	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$9729

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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