Today we look at moving to Tashkent in Uzbekistan from Phoenix in USA. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Tashkent people speak Uzbek, Russian and Tajik. In Phoenix people speak English.
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and also of the Tashkent Province. Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populated city in the United States. Since 1991, the city has changed economically, culturally, and architecturally. Phoenix was primarily agricultural, dependent mainly on cotton and citrus farming. In the last two decades, the economy has diversified. Arizona State University has enhanced the area's population through education and its growing research capabilities. Numerous high-tech and telecommunications companies have also recently relocated to the area.
The overall cost of living rank in Tashkent is 287 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Phoenix to Tashkent will experience a change in cost of living of -19%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Tashkent is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% compared to Phoenix with a hardship index of 10% which is a minimal hardship location.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com/cost-of-living-review/Uzbekistan-Tashkent_221.cfm as at July 2011.
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Uzbekistan, Tashkent Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Uzbekistan.
Location: Uzbekistan is in Central Asia, north of Afghanistan.
Country Climate: Mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east.
Country Terrain: Mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west.
Major Languages: Uzbek, Russian, Tajik.
Major Religions: Islam.
Country Population: 27.2 million (2008 est.) 27.7 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Uzbekistan relies mainly on commodity production, including cotton, gold, uranium, potassium, and natural gas. Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy, Uzbekistan continues to maintain rigid economic controls, which often repel foreign investors. Agriculture employs 28% of Uzbekistan's labour force and contributes 24% of its GDP.
Currency: Uzbekistan Som (UZS).
Country Inflation: 12.7% (2008 est.) 12.5% (2009 est.).
City: Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and also of the Tashkent Province.
City Economy: Since 1991, the city has changed economically, culturally, and architecturally.
Cost of Living: Tashkent has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Tashkent is currently ranked 261 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Location: Uzbekistan is in Central Asia, north of Afghanistan.
Country Climate: Mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east.
Country Terrain: Mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west.
Major Languages: Uzbek, Russian, Tajik.
Major Religions: Islam.
Country Population: 27.2 million (2008 est.) 27.7 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Uzbekistan relies mainly on commodity production, including cotton, gold, uranium, potassium, and natural gas. Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy, Uzbekistan continues to maintain rigid economic controls, which often repel foreign investors. Agriculture employs 28% of Uzbekistan's labour force and contributes 24% of its GDP.
Currency: Uzbekistan Som (UZS).
Country Inflation: 12.7% (2008 est.) 12.5% (2009 est.).
City: Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and also of the Tashkent Province.
City Economy: Since 1991, the city has changed economically, culturally, and architecturally.
Cost of Living: Tashkent has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Tashkent is currently ranked 261 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Uzbekistan, Tashkent
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