Tashkent vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tashkent	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$816	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2034	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$460	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$870	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	45	5
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	2.96M	115K

The cost of living in Tashkent is 111% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6377th and 9013th ($816 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5908th and 6232nd 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	$5.05	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.7	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.27%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$913	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9093	$691

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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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284