Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 2.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of India, you would:
pay 83.3% more for restaurants
India
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
India
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
India
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
India
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
India
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
India
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
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