⭐️ Total score |
2.66/5 (Rank #1235)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
💵 Cost |
😝 Cheap: $709 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 1Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 33°C91°F (feels 32°C90°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 29%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 107 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 112 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$66 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Tajikistan |
⏱ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 1 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 33°C 91°F + 🌵 Too dry (29%) = feels 32°C 90°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 107 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 112.25 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | T-Cell |
💸 100 TJS in USD | USD 9.80 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | TJS 1,000 = USD 98 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Morning Star |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 770,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $796 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Tajik Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Tajik Air |
🏥 Best hospital | Prospekt Medical |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $709 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $475 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $766 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $219 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $204 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $22 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $687 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $32 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 21 listings) | $1,014 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $33 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $1 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $0 |
☕️ Coffee | $0 |
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Unusably slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
45
7° cold |
57
14° cool |
57
14° cool |
70
21° mild |
82
28° warm |
90
32° hot |
95
35° hot |
90
32° hot |
84
29° warm |
68
20° mild |
57
14° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
45
7°
cold |
57
14°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
69
21°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
91
33°
hot |
95
35°
hot |
91
33°
hot |
86
30°
very warm |
68
20°
mild |
56
14°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 59% |
nice 53% |
nice 66% |
nice 49% |
nice 47% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 27% |
nice 30% |
nice 43% |
nice 58% |
nice 51% |
Rain |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 70mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 35mm |
Cloud |
pockets 22% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 76% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 18% |
clear 0% |
pockets 30% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 55% |
Air quality |
bad 121 US AQI |
bad 112* US AQI |
bad 112* US AQI |
bad 112* US AQI |
bad 112* US AQI |
okay 94 US AQI |
bad 104 US AQI |
bad 127 US AQI |
bad 122 US AQI |
bad 116 US AQI |
bad 151 US AQI |
bad 129 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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