Cost of living comparison
Peru is 55.2% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Peru instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.51
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.01
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.48
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.02
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.62
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.02
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,565.81
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.83
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.52
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,853.27
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.19
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.30
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.64
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,015.46
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.90
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.01
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.09
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.08
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.16
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.64
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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