Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 29.0% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Japan, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Japan
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Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$5.05
TJS55.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$9.09
TJS99.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.58
TJS6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.26
TJS2.84
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Tajikistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.58
TJS6.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.21
TJS45.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$2.98
TJS32.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$1.65
TJS18.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.80
TJS19.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.52
TJS5.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$1.12
TJS12.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.08
TJS11.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.49
TJS5.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.29
TJS3.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.20
TJS2.19
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Tajikistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$3.30
TJS36.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$19,744.22
TJS215,410.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$3.12
TJS34.06
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Japan
|
Tajikistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$23.51
TJS256.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$384.54
TJS4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$196.68
TJS2,145.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$49.41
TJS539.03
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$94.89
TJS1,035.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$13,407.70
TJS146,278.59
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tajikistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.10
TJS12.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.25
TJS24.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.30
TJS25.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$33.52
TJS365.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$4.59
TJS50.10
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Tajikistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$29.85
TJS325.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$35.45
TJS386.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$75.30
TJS821.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$52.80
TJS576.10
|
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