Riyadh vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$996
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$418
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
45
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.86M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 109% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6424th ($1642 vs $785) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1210th and 5942nd 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
$7.92
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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