Cost of living comparison

 Libya
compared to
 Tajikistan
Tajikistan vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 2.8 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants
pay 62.9% more in Tajikistan
Groceries
pay 32.0% more in Tajikistan
Transportation
pay 7.3 times more in Tajikistan
Housing
pay 73.2% more in Tajikistan
Childcare
pay 5.0 times more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.1% more in Tajikistan
Clothing
pay 3.5% more in Tajikistan

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tajikistan are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Libya, you would:

pay 62.9% more for restaurants

 
Libya
Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.61
LYD22.280
$5.61
TJS61.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.10
LYD19.800
$7.97
TJS87.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
LYD2.300
$0.59
TJS6.47

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

 
Libya
Tajikistan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.29
LYD1.420
$0.57
TJS6.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.75
LYD13.310
$4.28
TJS46.69
Milk (1 gallon) $3.55
LYD17.150
$3.05
TJS33.24

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pay 7.3 times more for transportation

 
Libya
Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.12
LYD0.560
$3.19
TJS34.78
Monthly public transit pass $23.74
LYD114.720
$4.68
TJS51.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,046.81
LYD77,550.070
$20,113.17
TJS219,497.39

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pay 73.2% more for housing

 
Libya
Tajikistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.85
LYD144.280
$23.95
TJS261.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $191.92
LYD927.510
$365.06
TJS3,983.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $108.81
LYD525.840
$230.24
TJS2,512.67

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

 
Libya
Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $58.75
LYD283.940
$106.65
TJS1,163.85
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,219.10
LYD5,891.600
$10,076.23
TJS109,963.09

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Libya
Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.68
LYD3.300
$1.12
TJS12.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.63
LYD3.030
$1.61
TJS17.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.33
LYD11.260
$2.34
TJS25.52

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

 
Libya
Tajikistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.50
LYD157.040
$24.79
TJS270.54
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.80
LYD158.510
$36.11
TJS394.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$45.23
LYD218.600
$76.71
TJS837.15

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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