Riyadh vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$936
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
47
😀 Quality of life
78
56
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 93% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 3485th and 6584th ($1628 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 899th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tashkent

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Riyadh Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$10369

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899