Doda, Tashkent city, Uzbekistan
Cost of living per month in US dollars in Tashkent Uzbekistan.
Rent of apartment 2 room partly furnished (for locals) = 100-200 US. Fully furnished (For expats) 500-1000 US.
Property: 4 room apartment 40000 US (in the city) and 100000-500000 in the downtown. Houses 50000 for old houses with 0.1 or 0.2 acres. Nice houses 500000 and more.
Daewoo car locally manufactured 1.5 engine = 10000-12000 US. Toyota Camry (custom cleared with tax fully paid) = 40000 US.
Clothing: locally made: business suit = 50 US, Men's shirt 10 US, women dress 20-50 US. Children clothing 10-20 US. Men's shoes = 20 US.
Branded clothing for expats: business suit 300 US, Men's shirt 60-100 US, women dress = 300-500, shoes 100 US.
Communication: mobile phone: 1 minute talk domestic calls 2 US cent. Overseas calls: to USA = 2 USD, australia 3 US, Malaysia 1.5 USD.
Petrol; 1 liter 0.6 USD. when you buy petrol you always lose 10% of fuel since its widespread practice to cheat customers. Bribe to police officer for exceeding speed limit 10-20 USD.
Chanting antipresident slogans and unauthorized demonstrations: may cost you your life (seriously).
Meat 1 kg = 5 US
Fish 1 kg = 5-6 US
Rice 1 kg = 2 US
Salary:
Teachers = 150 USD per month
Engineers = 200 USD per month
Taxi drivers = 150 USD per month (can be more if you cater for good tipping passengers)
Shop salesman = 150-200 USD per month
IT experts = 400 USD per month
Government officials = 200 USD per month (however they own 500000 USD worth houses, god knows where they get the money)
Football players: local players = 1000-2000 US per month, Rivaldo (player of Bunyodkor, team supported by Presidents muppet) = 6 mln euro per annum, Scolari (coach of Bunyodkor) = 16 mln Euro per month.
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