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Tajikistan vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 10.1% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 49.5% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 25.5% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 81.5% more in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$6.09 TJS56.16	+62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$8.60 TJS79.35	+39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.56 TJS5.21	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.31 TJS2.83	-31.1%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Kenya	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$0.55 TJS5.06	+1.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$5.82 TJS53.71	+33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$3.96 TJS36.56	+57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$1.72 TJS15.88	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$1.75 TJS16.11	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$0.70 TJS6.45	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$1.18 TJS10.93	+195.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.92 TJS8.51	+32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.44 TJS4.07	+38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.29 TJS2.65	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.20 TJS1.87	-44.9%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 49.5% less for transportation

	Kenya	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$4.06 TJS37.49	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$10.59 TJS97.66	-59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$3.60 TJS33.21	-73.8%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Kenya	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$19.59 TJS180.68	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	+91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	+82.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$34.50 TJS318.22	+41.0%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 25.5% less for childcare

	Kenya	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$95.29 TJS878.97	-44.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	-6.3%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$1.06 TJS9.77	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$1.50 TJS13.84	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$2.65 TJS24.42	-5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$33.89 TJS312.58	+15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$4.50 TJS41.51	-26.3%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 81.5% more for clothing

	Kenya	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$26.45 TJS243.96	+112.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$33.67 TJS310.57	+68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$60.88 TJS561.56	+76.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$55.59 TJS512.73	+68.8%
Average			+81.5%

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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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