Riyadh vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2186
🏠 One person rent
$944
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 92% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 2911th and 6253rd ($1637 vs $853) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 733rd and 5872nd 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
$9.31
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$9301

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$349

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$804
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$861
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$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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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