Riyadh vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$946
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$322
😷 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 97% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 3529th and 6652nd ($1632 vs $827) 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 879th and 6254th 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
$8.06
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$10127

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866