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Bangkok vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.1 times more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 79.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 50.4% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 67.8% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$3.10 THB97.67	-49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$6.20 THB195.33	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.79 THB24.94	+40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.33 THB10.50	+8.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 79.5% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$1.44 THB45.36	+162.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$8.50 THB267.90	+46.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$7.23 THB227.72	+82.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$2.28 THB71.95	+32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$1.38 THB43.47	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.59 THB50.10	+127.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.82 THB25.72	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$1.02 THB32.24	+11.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.85 THB26.86	+93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$0.72 THB22.69	+151.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.65 THB20.45	+219.9%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$4.69 THB147.81	+15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$37.21 THB1,172.00	+251.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	+219.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$11.63 THB366.25	+223.0%
Average			+177.3%

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pay 50.4% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$16.91 THB532.54	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$675.06 THB21,264.25	+82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$321.97 THB10,141.91	+34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$68.69 THB2,163.64	+99.1%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$609.37 THB19,195.25	+539.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	+91.4%
Average			+315.4%

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pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$2.79 THB87.90	+163.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$2.54 THB80.02	+69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$4.40 THB138.44	+66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$51.03 THB1,607.58	+50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$8.06 THB253.93	+79.1%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 67.8% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$58.81 THB1,852.35	+122.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$38.03 THB1,198.04	+13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$104.24 THB3,283.46	+71.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$91.47 THB2,881.17	+64.5%
Average			+67.8%

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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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