Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tajikistan Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$300
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.7
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$187
$267
💸 GDP per capita
$1341
$3162
😃 Human freedom index
5.38
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
19
32
🌐 English speaking %
5%
4%
🎓 Higher education
20
30
😀 Quality of life
28
36
🏙️ Population
10.6M
36.4M

The average cost of living in Tajikistan ($684) is 1% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($677). Tajikistan ranked 150th vs 153rd for Uzbekistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tajikistan compared to 0.4 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 164th and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 11 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Tajikistan Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.07%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$1477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$2.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.93
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7626
$7271

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In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$712
863K
Khujand
$603
199K
Qurghonteppa
$684
127K
Istaravshan
$658
64.3K
Konibodom
$626
54.4K
Tursunzoda
$680
46.7K
Panjakent
$674
33K
Ghafurov
$600
18.4K
Buston
$650
29.8K
Istiklol
$620
14.2K

In Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$844
2.96M
Namangan
$562
626K
Samarkand
$475
546K
Fergana
$680
289K
Qarshi
$512
275K
Chirchiq
$754
159K
Andijan
$451
548K
Margilan
$648
215K
Jizzakh
$555
163K
Nukus
$477
320K
Bukhara
$433
280K