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Azerbaijan vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Azerbaijan is 26.8% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Azerbaijan
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Azerbaijan
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in Azerbaijan
Housing: pay 15.2% less in Azerbaijan
Childcare: pay 55.7% more in Azerbaijan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in Azerbaijan
Clothing: pay 73.7% more in Azerbaijan

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

Azerbaijan vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Azerbaijan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$7.06 AZN12.00	+15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.35	$6.27 AZN10.67	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.21	$0.80 AZN1.36	+42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.83	$0.50 AZN0.86	+64.8%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Tajikistan	Azerbaijan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.41 AZN0.70	-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$1.90 AZN3.23	-67.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$4.75 AZN8.08	+19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.88	$1.38 AZN2.35	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.11	$1.76 AZN2.99	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.41 AZN0.70	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.93	$0.68 AZN1.16	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$0.52 AZN0.88	-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.53 AZN0.89	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.65	$0.26 AZN0.43	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.22 AZN0.37	+7.2%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Azerbaijan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.49	$2.42 AZN4.11	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$17.65 AZN30.00	+66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	+74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$4.56 AZN7.75	+26.6%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 15.2% less for housing

	Tajikistan	Azerbaijan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$13.67 AZN23.24	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	$300.65 AZN511.11	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	$190.20 AZN323.33	-20.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS318.22	$37.54 AZN63.82	+8.8%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 55.7% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Azerbaijan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.97	$226.94 AZN385.79	+138.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	-26.7%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Azerbaijan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$1.57 AZN2.67	+48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.84	$2.87 AZN4.87	+91.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.42	$2.94 AZN5.00	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.58	$34.30 AZN58.31	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.51	$5.88 AZN10.00	+30.7%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 73.7% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Azerbaijan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.96	$58.80 AZN99.96	+122.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.57	$51.93 AZN88.27	+54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.56	$105.54 AZN179.42	+73.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.73	$80.61 AZN137.03	+45.0%
Average			+73.7%

Tajikistan vs. Azerbaijan - 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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