Cost of Living inKhujand, 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 Khujand. 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.Khujand 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
LimitedSelf-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
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse.
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 Khujand, 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 Khujand compared with the US?
Your money goes about 3.5x further in Khujand 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 Khujand cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Khujand is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 72% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Khujand. 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 Khujand compare with New York City?
Rent in Khujand 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 Khujand?
Groceries in Khujand 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 Khujand
Khujand is the second-largest city in Tajikistan, sited on the Syr Darya River at the western entrance to the Fergana Valley in the north of the country. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia, founded as Alexandria Eschate by Alexander the Great around 329 BCE, and remains culturally and economically distinct from the capital Dushanbe, with closer historic ties to the Fergana Valley and to Uzbekistan. The local economy mixes textiles (cotton-based), food processing, and trade across the Uzbek border at Oybek. Climate is continental with hot dry summers and cold winters, milder than Dushanbe given the lower elevation. For relocators, Tajikistan attracts very few foreign residents outside diplomatic, NGO, and development circles, almost all concentrated in Dushanbe rather than Khujand.
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