Melbourne vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$522
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	100	55
🏙️ Population	5.03M	2.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 157% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 1365th and 6253rd ($2194 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1st and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tashkent

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	Melbourne	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$9301

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785