Tashkent vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tashkent Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$827
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2080
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$428
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$758
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$322
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
47
5
😀 Quality of life
56
45
🏙️ Population
2.96M
115K

The cost of living in Tashkent is 101% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6652nd and 8957th ($827 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uzbekistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Uzbekistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tashkent compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6254th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tashkent vs Thimphu

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Tashkent Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.6
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$543
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$958
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.12%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1857
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.83
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.53
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10127
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285