Tashkent vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tashkent	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$853	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2186	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$474	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$929	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$522	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	5
😀 Quality of life	55	34
🏙️ Population	2.96M	115K

The cost of living in Tashkent is 102% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6253rd and 8915th ($853 vs $422) 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 0.6 months in Tashkent compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5872nd and 7592nd 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	$4.98	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1255	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.9	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.03%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1748	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.04	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.24	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.31	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.85	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9301	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300