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Belarus vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 18.3% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Belarus
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Belarus
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Belarus
Housing: pay 16.9% less in Belarus
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Belarus
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Belarus

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

Belarus vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$7.88 BYN26.94	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.35	$5.34 BYN18.23	-38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.21	$0.60 BYN2.04	+5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.83	$0.37 BYN1.27	+21.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Tajikistan	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.54 BYN1.86	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$3.03 BYN10.36	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$2.53 BYN8.63	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.88	$1.28 BYN4.38	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.11	$1.61 BYN5.50	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.52 BYN1.77	-26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.93	$0.73 BYN2.49	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$0.77 BYN2.64	-16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.83 BYN2.82	+87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.65	$0.23 BYN0.80	-18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.27 BYN0.94	+35.3%
Average			-8.7%

Tajikistan vs. Belarus - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.49	$2.93 BYN10.00	-28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$12.40 BYN42.36	+17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$17,403.97 BYN59,467.36	+49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$4.24 BYN14.48	+17.8%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 16.9% less for housing

	Tajikistan	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$12.01 BYN41.03	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	$298.15 BYN1,018.75	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	$179.17 BYN612.19	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS318.22	$40.09 BYN136.98	+16.2%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.97	$281.30 BYN961.16	+195.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	$7,896.64 BYN26,981.92	+13.2%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$0.98 BYN3.36	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.84	$1.45 BYN4.94	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.42	$1.66 BYN5.68	-37.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.58	$29.82 BYN101.90	-12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.51	$3.54 BYN12.10	-21.3%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.96	$42.44 BYN145.02	+60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.57	$39.20 BYN133.93	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.56	$98.42 BYN336.27	+61.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.73	$82.70 BYN282.59	+48.8%
Average			+46.8%

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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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