---
title: "Living in Tashkent as a digital nomad: cost, safety, visa, internet"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/tashkent
description: "Central Asia's largest city, opening up"
dataset: 2026.09.4 (2026-09-26)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent scores 42.2/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 288 of 309 cities. Expect about an unknown amount per month (country-level estimate), no dedicated nomad visa, and a measured median download speed of 9.2 Mbps.

Tashkent is a clean, safe, low-cost base for Samarkand and Bukhara, with a metro known for its ornate stations. English is limited and summers are very hot.

Known for: Soviet metro architecture, Silk Road access, Low cost, Hot summers.

## Scores (balanced weights, 0–100)

| Factor | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 42.2 |
| Cost of living | — |
| Safety | 71 |
| Healthcare | 67 |
| Internet | 37 |
| Visa ease | 31 |
| Getting there & around | 40 |
| Climate | 33 |
| Air quality | 18 |
| Quality of life | 40 |

## The numbers behind the scores

| Metric | Value | Level | As of | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly cost, one person | — | country | 2026-09 | [^2] |
| Central 1-bedroom rent | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Outskirts 1-bedroom rent (basis of the monthly total) | — | city | 2026-09 | [^3] |
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 1.3 | country | 2021 | [^4] |
| Political stability (0–100) | 65.4 | country | 2024 | [^5] |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 79 | country | 2023 | [^6] |
| Life expectancy (years) | 72.2 | country | 2021 | [^7] |
| Median download (Mbps) | 9.2 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Median upload (Mbps) | 9.4 | city | 2024 | [^8] |
| Nomad visa | none listed | country | 2026-07 | [^9] |
| Visa-free days US / EU / UK | visa or e-visa required / 30 days / 30 days | editorial | 2026-02 | [^10] |
| Non-stop destinations (TAS) | 108 | city | 2026-09 | [^11] |
| Walkability / transit (1–5) | 3 / 4 | editorial | 2026-09 | [^12] |
| Comfortable months | 4 of 12 | city | 2001–2020 | [^13] |
| Annual mean PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 42 | city | 2019 | [^14] |
| Human Development Index | 0.74 | country | 2023 | [^15] |
| English proficiency band | very-low | country | 2024 | [^16] |

## Climate (2001–2020 normals)

| Month | Mean °C | Rain mm | Humidity % | Comfortable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 0.4 | 46 | 70 | no |
| Feb | 2.3 | 59 | 70 | no |
| Mar | 8.5 | 62 | 67 | no |
| Apr | 14.2 | 56 | 64 | no |
| May | 20.5 | 31 | 50 | yes |
| Jun | 26.3 | 13 | 32 | yes |
| Jul | 29 | 4 | 23 | no |
| Aug | 27.5 | 3 | 21 | yes |
| Sep | 21.5 | 4 | 23 | yes |
| Oct | 13.8 | 26 | 40 | no |
| Nov | 6.6 | 53 | 59 | no |
| Dec | 1.2 | 56 | 68 | no |

## Airports and nonstop flights

| Airport | IATA | Nonstop destinations | International | From US airports |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tashkent International Airport | TAS | 108 | 93 | 1 |

Unique destinations across all airports: 108, of which 93 international (Wikipedia, 2026-09).

## Similar cities

- [Marrakech](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/marrakech) (43) — [compare](https://nostos.navoy.io/compare/marrakech-vs-tashkent)
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## FAQ

### How much does it cost to live in Tashkent as a digital nomad?

We do not have a reliable monthly cost figure for Tashkent yet.

### Is Tashkent safe for digital nomads?

Tashkent scores 71/100 on safety. Uzbekistan records 1.3 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2021) and a political-stability score of 65.4/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

### Does Uzbekistan have a digital nomad visa?

No dedicated digital nomad visa was listed for Uzbekistan as of 2026-07. Visitors from the US can stay only with a visa, e-visa, eTA or visa on arrival days.

### How fast is the internet in Tashkent?

Measured median download speed in Tashkent was 9.2 Mbps (upload 9.4 Mbps) across 37,729 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

### Which airports serve Tashkent and how many nonstop flights are there?

Tashkent is served by Tashkent International Airport (TAS) with 108 nonstop destinations, of which 93 are international. 1 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-09.

### When is the best time of year to be in Tashkent?

The most comfortable months are May, Jun, Aug, Sep. Mean temperatures range from 33°F (0°C) in Jan to 84°F (29°C) in Jul (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

### Tashkent or Marrakech: which is better for digital nomads?

Marrakech is the city with the closest factor profile to Tashkent in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

## Sources

[^1]: City population (latest census or official estimate), Wikipedia (citing national statistics offices). CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^2]: 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level), WhereNext. CC BY 4.0. https://getwherenext.com/data/cost-of-living-2026 (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^3]: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows), WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^4]: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/estimates-of-rates-of-homicides-per-100-000-population (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^5]: Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100), World Bank. CC BY 4.0. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^6]: UHC service coverage index, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^7]: Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes, World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/life-expectancy-at-birth-(years) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^8]: M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024), Measurement Lab. CC0 1.0. https://statistics.measurementlab.net/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^9]: Digital Nomad Visas 2026, WhereToEmigrate. CC BY 4.0. https://github.com/0brien18/global-emigration-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^10]: Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations), Ilya Ilyankou (compiled from passportindex.org). MIT. https://github.com/ilyankou/passport-index-dataset (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^11]: Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables), Wikipedia contributors; countries via Wikidata. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/ (retrieved 2026-09-24)
[^12]: Walkability and transit ratings (editorial), Navoy. CC BY 4.0. https://nostos.navoy.io/methodology (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^13]: NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means), NASA Langley Research Center. Public domain (US Government). https://power.larc.nasa.gov/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^14]: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8), World Health Organization. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-ambient-air-quality-database-(update-jun-2026) (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^15]: Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023), United Nations Development Programme. CC BY 3.0 IGO. https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/documentation-and-downloads (retrieved 2026-09-22)
[^16]: EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band), EF Education First. Proprietary; band cited as a fact with attribution. https://www.ef.com/epi/ (retrieved 2026-09-22)

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