Cost of living comparison
Tajikistan is 50.6% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$3.44
TJS37.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$4.58
TJS50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$2.70
TJS29.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$2.38
TJS26.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
|
pay 65.8% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.36
TJS36.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$6.42
TJS70.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$13,983.98
TJS152,565.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$3.10
TJS33.83
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$26.72
TJS291.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$353.19
TJS3,853.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$173.53
TJS1,893.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$23.95
TJS261.30
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$94.74
TJS1,033.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$4,767.67
TJS52,015.46
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$39.22
TJS427.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$4.13
TJS45.01
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Tajikistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$27.51
TJS300.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$23.38
TJS255.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$48.14
TJS525.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$44.70
TJS487.64
|
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