Shanghai vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$635
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
24.9M
2.86M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 52% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4461st and 6424th ($1190 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check China vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 558th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tashkent

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Shanghai Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

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