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Tajikistan vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 17.5% cheaper than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 54.9% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 46.4% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 21.8% less in Tajikistan

Expenses including transportation, childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Laos	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$6.09 TJS56.16	+193.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$8.60 TJS79.35	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.56 TJS5.21	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.31 TJS2.83	-38.1%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Laos	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$0.55 TJS5.06	-51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$5.82 TJS53.71	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$3.96 TJS36.56	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$1.72 TJS15.88	-18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$1.75 TJS16.11	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$0.70 TJS6.45	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$1.18 TJS10.93	+57.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$0.92 TJS8.51	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.44 TJS4.07	-66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.29 TJS2.65	-59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.20 TJS1.87	-55.7%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 54.9% less for transportation

	Laos	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$4.06 TJS37.49	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$10.59 TJS97.66	-80.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	-59.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$3.60 TJS33.21	-65.7%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Laos	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$19.59 TJS180.68	+113.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$34.50 TJS318.22	-42.4%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 46.4% less for childcare

	Laos	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$95.29 TJS878.97	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	-24.8%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$1.06 TJS9.77	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$1.50 TJS13.84	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$2.65 TJS24.42	+33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$33.89 TJS312.58	-49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$4.50 TJS41.51	+48.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 21.8% less for clothing

	Laos	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$26.45 TJS243.96	-47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$33.67 TJS310.57	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$60.88 TJS561.56	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$55.59 TJS512.73	+17.0%
Average			-21.8%

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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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