Tashkent - Post Report Question and Answers
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
Everyone lives in a house. It is the biggest house I have ever lived in, and may be the biggest house I ever live in. I have enough space for a full gym in my basement. Plenty of storage space throughout the house. There are parts of my house I never go in, wild! Housing was one of the reasons I extended a third year. This used to be a post where everyone had a pool, but those numbers are dwindling due to seismic concerns. Eventually, post will get a residential compound but that will take time. - Aug 2022
Housing is enormous! For a family of 5 (now 6), we were given a 5 bedroom and 3.5 bath stand-alone home, with a pool and lots of outdoor entertaining space. We don't have much green space, but enough for our dogs to do their business. Everyone I have spoken with is always super impressed with the their housing, and some have said it's the best they've seen in the Foreign Service! - Sep 2018
Enormous with a pool. Single family homes with enclosed perimeter fence. Embassy houses are spread throughout the city, commute times can be up to 30 min. Non-embassy expats had even larger houses more central in the city. - Aug 2018
Apartments and houses, which often have interesting layouts or decor. Get used to sparkles. There isn't much traffic in Tashkent, so commuting isn't really a problem. - Jul 2015
Various types of housing available. Commutes are about 20 minutes. - Aug 2014
Houses, mansions. Commute time - you can get anywhere in town in 20 minutes. - Jun 2007
