Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Tajikistan

Tajikistan vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 3.5% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 14.9% more in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Tajikistan

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tajikistan are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	$5.61 TJS61.17	+23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	$7.97 TJS86.88	+99.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	$0.59 TJS6.46	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	$0.28 TJS3.06	+13.5%
Average			+35.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Tajikistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	$0.57 TJS6.22	+44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	$4.28 TJS46.63	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	$3.05 TJS33.19	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	$1.47 TJS16.07	-10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	$1.88 TJS20.53	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	$0.54 TJS5.92	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	$0.88 TJS9.58	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	$1.09 TJS11.90	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	$0.36 TJS3.93	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	$0.30 TJS3.22	+37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	$0.21 TJS2.25	+19.2%
Average			+6.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Tajikistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	$3.19 TJS34.73	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	$4.68 TJS50.98	-32.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	$20,113.17 TJS219,198.87	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	$3.11 TJS33.90	+15.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	$23.95 TJS261.00	+88.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	$365.06 TJS3,978.49	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	$230.24 TJS2,509.26	-26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	$35.90 TJS391.20	+23.3%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	$106.65 TJS1,162.26	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	$10,076.23 TJS109,813.53	+42.5%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	$1.12 TJS12.23	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	$1.61 TJS17.59	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	$2.34 TJS25.49	+31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	$30.25 TJS329.65	-29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	$4.68 TJS50.98	+34.7%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	$24.79 TJS270.18	-24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	$36.11 TJS393.54	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	$76.71 TJS836.01	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	$38.36 TJS418.01	-59.4%
Average			-29.4%

Uzbekistan vs. Tajikistan - Cost of clothing

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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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