Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Tajikistan and London

For one person, living is cheaper in Tajikistan: $837 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $39,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇹🇯 Tajikistan

$837

/mo nomad

London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,086

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Tajikistan is 64.1% cheaper than London without rent, and 79.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tajikistan is 65.6% cheaper than London without rent, and 76.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.92 TJS 54.7

$26.62 £20.11

-77.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.35 TJS 151

$108 £81.3

-84.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.41 TJS 49.98

$10.39 £7.85

-47.93%

Cappuccino

$1.63 TJS 15.06

$5.79 £4.38

-71.85%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 TJS 5.31

$3.01 £2.27

-81.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 TJS 3.50

$2.15 £1.63

-82.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 TJS 11.71

$9.35 £7.06

-86.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 TJS 17.84

$7.84 £5.93

-75.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.05 TJS 9.73

$1.79 £1.35

-41.34%

White Bread (500g)

$0.61 TJS 5.62

$2.06 £1.56

-70.39%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.18 TJS 20.14

$2.31 £1.74

-5.63%

Eggs

$1.83 TJS 16.93

$5.05 £3.82

-63.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.95 TJS 110

$12.57 £9.50

-4.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.95 TJS 36.45

$10.66 £8.05

-62.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.51 TJS 106

$17.13 £12.94

-32.81%

Apples (1kg)

$1.64 TJS 15.12

$3.03 £2.29

-45.87%

Banana (1kg)

$2.73 TJS 25.26

$1.41 £1.07

93.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.60 TJS 24.05

$3.05 £2.31

-14.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.86 TJS 7.91

$3.38 £2.56

-74.56%

Potato (1kg)

$0.62 TJS 5.74

$1.67 £1.26

-62.87%

Onion (1kg)

$0.38 TJS 3.54

$1.73 £1.31

-78.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.81 TJS 7.47

$1.41 £1.07

-42.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 TJS 5.84

$1.79 £1.35

-64.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.69 TJS 24.86

$23.22 £17.55

-88.42%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.39 TJS 105

$12.99 £9.82

-12.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 TJS 12.06

$3.18 £2.40

-58.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 TJS 17.23

$4.41 £3.33

-57.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 TJS 2.61

$3.87 £2.93

-92.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.46 TJS 226

$250 £189

-90.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 TJS 9.90

$5.71 £4.31

-81.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.34 TJS 3.17

$3.33 £2.51

-89.79%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.43 TJS 59.4

$57.9 £43.76

-88.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 TJS 10.91

$2.04 £1.54

-42.16%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20.8K TJS 192.2K

$37.5K £28.4K

-44.59%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$23.0K TJS 212.1K

$40.9K £30.9K

-43.86%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52.6 TJS 486

$376 £284

-86.01%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.04 TJS 83.5

$17.88 £13.51

-49.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.20 TJS 177

$40.01 £30.24

-52.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.59 TJS 357

$61.2 £46.22

-36.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.72 TJS 127

$21.07 £15.93

-34.88%

Cinema Ticket

$5.34 TJS 49.34

$17.95 £13.57

-70.25%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$101 TJS 933

$2,865 £2,165

-96.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,568 TJS 60.7K

$35.3K £26.7K

-81.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.13 TJS 232

$116 £87.7

-78.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.75 TJS 395

$54.1 £40.87

-20.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.3 TJS 613

$127 £95.7

-47.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.0 TJS 545

$159 £120

-62.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$525 TJS 4,847

$2,853 £2,156

-81.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$306 TJS 2,825

$2,301 £1,739

-86.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$762 TJS 7,042

$5,201 £3,931

-85.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$555 TJS 5,126

$3,723 £2,813

-85.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,235 TJS 11.4K

$19.0K £14.4K

-93.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$666 TJS 6,155

$7,881 £5,955

-91.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$404 TJS 3,737

$4,818 £3,641

-91.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

22.56

4.65

385.16%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Tajikistan: October 5, 2026

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Tajikistan

$306 35.7%

London

$2.3K 56.5% 653% $2K

Groceries & Markets

Tajikistan

$209 24.3%

London

$349 8.6% 67.5% $141

Eating Out

Tajikistan

$97 11.3%

London

$397 9.7% 308% $299

Clothing & Footwear

Tajikistan

$87 10.2%

London

$205 5% 136% $118

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Tajikistan

$81 9.4%

London

$434 10.7% 437% $353

Sport & Entertainment

Tajikistan

$49 5.8%

London

$97 2.4% 97% $48

Getting Around

Tajikistan

$28 3.3%

London

$288 7.1% 914% $260

Good to know

🇹🇯 Tajikistan

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

16:40 4:40 PM

12:40 12:40 PM

4 h behind Tajikistan

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

9,504,000

8,908,083 Capital

💱 Currency

Tajikistani Somoni TJS ЅМ

British Pound GBP £

📈 Exchange rate

100 TJS = 10.83 USD

100 TJS = 9.66 EUR

1 GBP = 1.32 USD

1 GBP = 1.18 EUR

Exchange rates and currency converter

GBP, USD, EUR to TJS – Tajikistani Somoni Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇹🇯 Tajikistani Somoni (ЅМ)

Tajikistani Somoni exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 9.24 TJS (1 TJS = 0.108 USD). 1 EUR = 10.35 TJS (100 TJS = 9.66 EUR).

British Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.756 GBP (1 GBP = 1.32 USD). 1 EUR = 0.847 GBP (1 GBP = 1.18 EUR).

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