Riyadh vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$921
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
45
😀 Quality of life
77
54
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 94% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6377th ($1586 vs $816) 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 1.8 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 796th and 5908th 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
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$9093

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838