Shenzhen vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$478	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	80	55
🏙️ Population	17.7M	2.96M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 7% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5950th and 6253rd ($916 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in China and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check China vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 545th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tashkent

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	Shenzhen	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$9301

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

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