Tashkent vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tashkent	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2134	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$422	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.7	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$308	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	2.96M	452K

The cost of living in Tashkent is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6584th and 11th ($842 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uzbekistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Uzbekistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tashkent compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6238th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tashkent vs Zurich

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	Tashkent	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$546	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.99%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10369	$26431

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Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117