Tashkent vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tashkent	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$435	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.2	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	55	36
🏙️ Population	2.86M	79.2K

The cost of living in Tashkent is 74% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6424th and 8761st ($785 vs $452) 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 0.5 months in Tashkent compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5942nd and 7674th 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	$6.09	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1086	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.96%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$762	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.08	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.03	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.94	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.52	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8199	$701

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Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$416
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$682
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$692
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$682
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$680
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$674
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$473
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$558
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$479
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$582
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$647
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$479
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$434
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$562
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$638
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$475
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$529
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$416
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$399
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$653
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$560
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$640
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$445
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$398
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$504
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$446
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$671
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$658
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$935

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288