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Tajikistan vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Tajikistan
Groceries
pay 34.6% more in Tajikistan
Transportation
pay 4.0% more in Tajikistan
Housing
pay 4.4 times more in Tajikistan
Childcare
pay 3.8 times more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.2% more in Tajikistan
Clothing
pay 83.3% more in Tajikistan

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

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Tajikistan vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.55
BDT190.58
$4.88
TJS44.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.63
BDT570.96
$5.42
TJS49.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.35
BDT42.99
$0.57
TJS5.27
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pay 34.6% more for groceries

 
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
BDT62.98
$0.56
TJS5.16
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
BDT484.80
$5.53
TJS50.84
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
BDT336.02
$4.02
TJS37.02
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pay 4.0% more for transportation

 
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
BDT509.90
$4.37
TJS40.25
Monthly public transit pass $14.21
BDT1,751.83
$32.50
TJS299.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,706.58
BDT4M
$16,250.83
TJS150K
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pay 4.4 times more for housing

 
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.30
BDT1,640.59
$17.18
TJS158.06
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.96
BDT10,969.25
$449.43
TJS4,134.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $49.37
BDT6,087.34
$284.71
TJS2,619.53
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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

 
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $27.21
BDT3,355.61
$83.42
TJS767.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,182.33
BDT146K
$5,679.67
TJS52,255.98
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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.62
BDT446.69
$1.19
TJS10.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
BDT207.14
$1.71
TJS15.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
BDT340.36
$2.98
TJS27.41
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pay 83.3% more for clothing

 
Bangladesh
Tajikistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.79
BDT2,070.14
$22.66
TJS208.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $17.93
BDT2,211.53
$44.38
TJS408.35
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.26
BDT4,348.27
$64.10
TJS589.76
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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