Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tajikistan Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1541
🏠 One person rent
$285
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$22.1
$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$345
💸 GDP per capita
$1054
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
70.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
33
🌐 English speaking %
5%
4%
🎓 Higher education
20
29
😀 Quality of life
23
33
🏙️ Population
8.92M
34.9M

The average cost of living in Tajikistan ($649) is 4% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($623). Tajikistan ranked 144th vs 150th 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 0.6 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 166th and 140th 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
$5.16
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.04%
21.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$801
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$477
$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$7.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.31
$4.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.56
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.58
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$9.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.8
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11507
$7074

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$638
863K
Khujand
$692
182K
Qurghonteppa
$632
127K
Istaravshan
$672
64.3K
Konibodom
$674
54.4K
Buston
$682
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$629
46.7K
Panjakent
$647
33K
Ghafurov
$680
18.4K
Istiklol
$682
14.2K

In Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$785
2.86M
Namangan
$558
626K
Samarkand
$562
546K
Andijan
$434
442K
Bukhara
$399
280K
Fergana
$488
289K
Qarshi
$416
275K
Margilan
$479
215K
Jizzakh
$473
163K
Chirchiq
$416
159K
Nukus
$427
320K