Ashgabat vs Khujand
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Khujand edges it, 40 to 38, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Ashgabat is stronger on quality of life; Khujand on visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
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- Visa ease. Khujand leads on visa ease, 34 to 6, against Ashgabat.
- Quality of life. Ashgabat leads on quality of life, 61 to 38, against Khujand.
- Climate. Ashgabat leads on climate, 42 to 33, against Khujand. Comfortable months: 5 vs 4.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, safety, air quality, internet, healthcare.
Pick Ashgabat if you want
- no clear edge over Khujand in the data
Pick Khujand if you want
- no clear edge over Ashgabat in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Ashgabat | Khujand |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 64 | 68 ✓ |
| Healthcare | 68 | 70 ✓ |
| Internet | 10 | 12 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 6 | 34 ✓ |
| Getting there & around | 13 | 17 ✓ |
| Climate | 42 ✓ | 33 |
| Air quality | 42 | 46 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 61 ✓ | 38 |
Cost
| Metric | Ashgabat | Khujand |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Ashgabat | Khujand |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 3.4 | 0.89 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 69.7 ✓ | 60.4 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 81 ✓ | 72 |
| Life expectancy | 69.3 yrs | 74.7 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Ashgabat | Khujand |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 1.7 Mbps ✓ | 1.5 Mbps |
| Upload | 0.4 Mbps | 1.4 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Ashgabat | Khujand |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa required | 30 days ✓ |
| Entry, EU passport | visa required | 30 days ✓ |
| Entry, UK passport | visa required | visa on arrival ✓ |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Ashgabat | Khujand |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 19 ✓ | 17 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Ashgabat | Khujand |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 ✓ | 4 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 31 µg/m³ | 29.2 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Ashgabat or Khujand?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Ashgabat or Khujand safer?
- Khujand scores higher on safety (68 vs 64), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Ashgabat or Khujand?
- Ashgabat: a measured median of 1.7 Mbps versus 1.5 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.