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Tajikistan vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 6.4% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 28.4% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 11.6% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 24.0% more in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$6.09 TJS56.16	+79.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$8.60 TJS79.35	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.56 TJS5.21	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.31 TJS2.83	-50.9%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 28.4% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$0.55 TJS5.06	-67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.82 TJS53.71	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$3.96 TJS36.56	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.72 TJS15.88	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$1.75 TJS16.11	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$0.70 TJS6.45	-52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$1.18 TJS10.93	+80.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$0.92 TJS8.51	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.44 TJS4.07	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.29 TJS2.65	-55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.20 TJS1.87	-60.5%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Cambodia	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$4.06 TJS37.49	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$10.59 TJS97.66	+10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	-76.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$3.60 TJS33.21	-60.2%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Cambodia	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$19.59 TJS180.68	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	+1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$34.50 TJS318.22	-43.9%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 11.6% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$95.29 TJS878.97	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	+32.1%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$1.06 TJS9.77	+1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$1.50 TJS13.84	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$2.65 TJS24.42	+51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$33.89 TJS312.58	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$4.50 TJS41.51	+20.0%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 24.0% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$26.45 TJS243.96	+8.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$33.67 TJS310.57	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$60.88 TJS561.56	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$55.59 TJS512.73	+40.6%
Average			+24.0%

Cambodia 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: December 2025

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