Shanghai vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$602
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
45
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
24.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 39% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4780th and 6377th ($1136 vs $816) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 571st and 5908th 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
$3.99
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$9093

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

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