Seoul vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$608	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	9.67M	2.96M

The cost of living in Seoul is 56% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4104th and 6253rd ($1334 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Korea and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seoul compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 30th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Tashkent

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	Seoul	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$9301

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Tashkent

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