Is Tajikistan a good place to live for remote workers?

Tajikistan scores 55/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 32.1 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 72, air quality 40; English not scored) — rank 103 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Tajikistan?

Median fixed broadband is around 32.1 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Tajikistan?

Single-person essentials run about $439/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (6.8× essentials).

Livability · rank 103/167

Is 🇹🇯 Tajikistan (Dushanbe) a good place to live?

Quality score 55/100 against essentials of $439/month.

The five metrics

Internet 13 32.1 Mbps median broadband, 55.8% online

Safety 95 0.9 homicides/100k (2020)

Healthcare 72 UHC service coverage 72/100 (2023)

Air quality 40 PM2.5 32.2 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very weak; World Bank WGI estimate -1.18 · corruption control -1.22 · stability -0.28 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $7.31 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $9.06/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($439)	Verdict
$2,000	4.6×	like royalty
$3,000	6.8×	like royalty
$5,000	11.4×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇹🇭 Thailand — quality 67.6, essentials $545/mo
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan — quality 70.4, essentials $552/mo
🇲🇾 Malaysia — quality 79.2, essentials $617/mo
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — quality 57.5, essentials $474/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Tajikistan a good place to live for remote workers?: Tajikistan scores 55/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 32.1 Mbps, safety 95, healthcare 72, air quality 40; English not scored) — rank 103 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Tajikistan?: Median fixed broadband is around 32.1 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Tajikistan?: Single-person essentials run about $439/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (6.8× essentials).