Shanghai vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$636
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
47
😀 Quality of life
76
56
🏙️ Population
24.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 36% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4880th and 6584th ($1147 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in China and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check China vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1178th and 6238th 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
$4.42
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$10369

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899