According to the updated ranking published by the website Numbeo, Tashkent ranked 488th in the global list covering 549 cities worldwide. The capital of Uzbekistan received 31.2 points.
According to the updated ranking published by the website Numbeo, Tashkent ranked 488th in the global list covering 549 cities worldwide. The capital of Uzbekistan received 31.2 points.
With this score, Tashkent became the third most expensive city in Central Asia for living. It is surpassed by Almaty from Kazakhstan, which scored 40.1 points, and Astana, which showed 34.5 points. Within the entire Asian continent, Tashkent ranks 74th. In the regional list, Dushanbe (29.9 points) and Bishkek (29.7 points) follow Tashkent.
The most expensive cities in the world are recognized as Zurich and Basel from Switzerland, as well as Georgetown, the capital of the Cayman Islands. Conversely, more than ten cities in India were identified as the most affordable places to live, with scores ranging from 17.3 to 18.8 points.
To form this index, the cost of living in New York is used as the base point, assigned 100 points. Any deviation from this mark reflects the percentage difference in the cost of living. For example, life in Zurich is 23.4% more expensive than in New York, while in Tashkent it is 68.6% cheaper.
Experts who compiled the indicator took into account a number of factors, including prices for food in grocery stores and restaurants, housing rental costs, and the overall purchasing power of the local population.
The volume of market services in Uzbekistan in the first five months of 2026 exceeded 533 trillion soums, demonstrating a growth of 16.5% compared to the same period last year.
According to information from the National Committee on Statistics, the total volume of market services provided from January to May of this year amounted to 533.1 trillion soums. Trade remained the most significant area, providing services worth 141.7 trillion soums.
The second most significant sector is the accommodation and catering sphere, where the service volume reached 90.7 trillion soums. Transport took third place with a figure of 85.3 trillion soums. This is followed by financial services (84.2 trillion soums), communication and IT services (39 trillion soums), education (18.8 trillion soums), and real estate operations (11.8 trillion soums).
In addition to major sectors, personal services were provided to the population amounting to 9.3 trillion soums, and medical services cost 9.1 trillion soums. Services for repairing computer and household appliances were also recorded (6.5 trillion soums), rental services (6.4 trillion soums), and services in the field of architecture, engineering surveys, technical testing, and analysis (6.1 trillion soums). Other types of services amounted to 24 trillion soums.
It was previously noted that Uzbekistan has over thirty entrepreneurs per thousand residents.
