Moscow vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$542
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$418
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
45
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.86M

The cost of living in Moscow is 30% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5167th and 6424th ($1021 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Russia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1608th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935