Tajikistan
Profiled in Dushanbe · Central Asia
Ninety-three percent mountain, with the Pamir Highway crossing four-thousand-metre passes and a leafy Soviet-planned capital in the Hisor valley.
CapitalDushanbe
LanguageTajik
CurrencySomoni (TJS)
Population10.1M
Cost of living
What a month costs
$600Comfortable single
$1,400Family of four
$3501-bed, central
$4Casual meal
Among the cheapest countries in Asia. Dushanbe rents are low, and food is inexpensive, though imported goods carry long overland freight costs.
The scores
How it rates for a moving family
Safety7
Infrastructure4
English3
Kids’ schools4
Integration5
Healthcare3
Residency path5
Tax6
Climate6
See and do
Top 10 in Dushanbe
- Pamir HighwayOne of the world's highest and most remote road journeys.
- IskanderkulAlexander's Lake beneath the Fann Mountains.
- Hisor FortressEighteenth-century gate and madrasas on a Silk Road site.
- Rudaki ParkCentral Dushanbe park with the Ismoil Somoni monument.
- National Museum of TajikistanIncludes the reclining Buddha of Ajina Teppa.
- Khujand FortressReconstructed citadel on the Syr Darya.
- Wakhan CorridorValley facing Afghanistan with Zoroastrian-era forts.
- Nurek DamOne of the tallest dams in the world.
Where to go
Weekend escapes
- Pamir HighwayThe M41 across the Pamir plateau to Murghab.
- IskanderkulTurquoise lake in the Fann Mountains.
- KhujandAncient Silk Road city in the northern Fergana valley.
- Hisor FortressRestored fortress and madrasas west of Dushanbe.
- Wakhan ValleyAfghan border valley with hot springs and Silk Road forts.
Residency
Residence follows work or business permits. Tajikistan is not an investor-residence jurisdiction, though the Pamir region has an e-visa and permit regime for travellers.
Tax
A flat 12% personal rate applies to residents and the corporate rate is 18%, with 14% VAT. There is no wealth or inheritance tax.
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