Cost of Living inIstaravshan, Tajikistan
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Tajikistan: $4,756/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 72% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
5.3 / 10
#86 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Tajikistan yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Istaravshan. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Istaravshan is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Tajikistan.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedSolid hospital-bed capacity and maternal mortality is low help, but households still pay a large share themselves.
Public care
LimitedPublic funding looks lighter and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
72/100
2023
Physicians
1.87/1k
2023
Hospital beds
4.04/1k
2023
Out of pocket
62%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
71.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
14/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
11.1/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Tajikistan yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2019 annual wages in Istaravshan, Tajikistan · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Istaravshan compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.5x further in Istaravshan than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Tajikistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Istaravshan cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Istaravshan is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 72% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Istaravshan. We are using the country-level cost index for Tajikistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Istaravshan compare with New York City?
Rent in Istaravshan is about 90% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Tajikistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Istaravshan?
Groceries in Istaravshan are about 65% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 80% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Tajikistan here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Istaravshan
Istaravshan is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Tajikistan, sitting in the Sughd region on the southern slopes of the Turkestan Range on the route between Khujand and Dushanbe. The city has roughly 2,500 years of urban history and retains a recognizable old town with a working bazaar that remains a regional trading center for textiles, knives, and handicrafts. The surrounding agriculture focuses on apricots, almonds, and other tree crops on irrigated terraces. Tajik is the dominant language with Uzbek widely spoken and Russian retained for government and business. The continental climate brings hot summers and cold winters typical of mountainous Central Asia. The Anzob Tunnel route to Dushanbe is open year-round but mountainous. For relocators, Istaravshan is a niche posting suited to heritage or regional development work.
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