Cost of Living in Tashkent, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 6 7 10 $600 $480 $603 $328 $58

Utilities 1 23 $40 $55 $60 $38 —

Internet & Mobile 12 19 $15 $19 $35 $19 $0

Groceries 1 16 $103 $191 $472 $133 $6

Transportation 3 4 5 $46 $38 $114 $30 $2

Dining Out 1 17 $450 $210 $280 $72 $42

Leisure Activities 1 13 14 18 22 $88 $75 $1,785 $36 $18

Health Insurance 11 $68 $55 $200 $10 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 — $20 $50 — —

Total $1,410 $1,143 $3,599 $666 $128

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 6 7 $546.00 $328 – $700 per month

Coworking Space 8 9 $116.23 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 6 7 $720.00 $600 – $900 per month

Coliving Space 10 $207.56 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 17 1 $1.41 per cup

Beer 1 16 $1.43 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 17 $5.84 per meal

Fast Food Combo 17 $4.90 per meal

Apples 1 16 $1.35 per kg

Bread 16 $0.79 per loaf

Milk 1 16 $1.25 per liter

Rice 1 16 $1.79 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $3.65 per kg

Beef 16 $9.13 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $6.64 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 17 $33.70 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 17 $1.66 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $0.38 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $0.09 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 5 $28.64 per month

Gasoline 2 $1.54 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $0.74 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 12 $6.64 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 19 $14.45 per month

Gym Membership 22 1 $33.21 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 14 $8.30 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 12 $2.49 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 18 20 $2.49 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $49.10 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $26.80 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $102.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $7.94 per visit

Laundry 10 $4.98 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 24 $20.75 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $9.00 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 12,044.72 UZS on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Bishkek, Almaty, Bangkok

Livingcost.org crowdsourced prices, Tashkent (Oct 2026)Index
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Yandex Go Tashkent Start tariff caps (min 4 600 UZS, 1 050 UZS/km)Official
ATTO bus+metro 30-day pass 345 000 UZSOfficial
Tashkent transport fares from 1 Oct 2026Official
Furnished 1BR Yunusabad 6 600 000 UZS/monthListings
Realt24 NRG Oybek furnished 1BR 700 USD/monthListings
[hub] module open-space month 1 400 000 UZSOfficial
IMPACT.T Flex Month 1 700 000 UZSOfficial
Topchan Hostel dorm bed USD 10/nightListings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Ucell New Bor 80 — 80 000 UZS/monthOfficial
TIS tuition USD 23k–33k/year 2026/27Secondary
Tashkent tennis court rental from 80 000 UZS/hourSecondary
Visa-free tourism and registration rulesOfficial
Korzinka Oltintepa shelf prices, Oct 2026 (bread, meat, drinks)Listings
EVOS Gap yo‘q combos 57 000–65 000 UZS; cappuccino 17 000 UZSOfficial
CinemaPlex standard tickets from 30 000 UZSOfficial
Sarkor Telecom Oilaviy 100 Mbps 174 000 UZS/monthListings
CinemaPlex Chigatoy sessions 30 000 UZSSecondary
AYA Clinic primary therapist consultation 250 000 UZSOfficial
Olympia gym monthly membership from 400 000 UZSListings
Household electricity and gas tariffs from 1 Jun 2026Official
Dr Maksudova clinic therapist consultation 200 000 UZSOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1147.74 720
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 696.84 546
- Apples 1.48 1.35
- Beef 9.43 9.13
- Beer 2.46 1.43
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- Bread 0.37 0.79
- Chicken Fillets 5.9 3.65
- Cinema Ticket 5.74 2.49
- Coffee 2.87 1.41
- Coliving Space 532.88 207.56
- Coworking Space 180.36 116.23
- Dining Out local 69.68, nomad 532.88, expat 262.34, family 409.91, tourist 45.09 local 72, nomad 450, expat 210, family 280, tourist 42
- Doctor Visit (GP) 20.5 20.75
- Fast Food Combo 4.92 4.9
- Gasoline 1.02 1.54
- Groceries local 262.34, nomad 98.38, expat 368.92, family 696.84, tourist 6.56 local 133, nomad 103, expat 191, family 472, tourist 5.5
- Gym Membership 61.49 33.21
- Haircut 9.84 7.94
- Health Insurance local 12.3, nomad 73.78, expat 53.29, family 180.36, tourist 2.05 local 10, nomad 67.69, expat 55, family 200, tourist 2.25
- Housing local 368.92, nomad 860.8, expat 639.45, family 1024.76, tourist 77.88 local 328, nomad 600, expat 480, family 603, tourist 58
- Internet & Mobile local 9.84, nomad 36.89, expat 24.59, family 45.09, tourist 1.23 local 18.94, nomad 15, family 35, tourist 0.22
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 19.68 14.45
- Jeans 61.49 49.1
- Laundry 6.97 4.98
- Leisure Activities local 32.79, nomad 229.55, expat 147.57, family 286.93, tourist 20.5 local 36, nomad 88, expat 75, family 1785, tourist 18
- Meal (Inexpensive) 5.33 5.84
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 45.09 33.7
- Milk 1.19 1.25
- Mobile Plan 6.15 6.64
- Monthly Transport Pass 14.76 28.64
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.2 9
- Rice 2.05 1.79
- Ride-hailing (5km) 2.05 0.74
- Running Shoes 106.58 102
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4.1 2.49
- Scooter Rental 12.3 not set
- Summer Dress 49.19 26.8
- Taxi Start 0.57 0.38
- Taxi per km 0.29 0.09
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 14.76 8.3
- Transportation local 20.5, nomad 73.78, expat 98.38, family 286.93, tourist 9.84 local 30, nomad 46, expat 38, family 114, tourist 2.2
- Utilities local 36.89, nomad 69.68, expat 61.49, family 98.38, tourist 0 local 38.3, nomad 40, expat 55, family 60, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 20.5, expat 32.79, family 65.58 local 0, expat 20, family 50
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.49 1.66
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.02 6.64
Coffee, Bread, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Fast Food Combo, Cinema Ticket, Gym Membership, Internet (60 Mbps+), Doctor Visit (GP), Water (1.5L bottle), Ride-hailing (5km), Transportation (nomad, expat, family, tourist), Leisure Activities (local, nomad), Groceries (local, nomad, expat, family) — Korzinka/EVOS/Sarkor/Yandex/Ticketon primary prices (orgcatalog.com, evos.uz, yandex.uz, taxi.yandex.ru, ticketon.uz)

Tashkent cost of living