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Tajikistan vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 41.1% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 55.6% less in Tajikistan
Groceries
pay 56.9% less in Tajikistan
Transportation
pay 3.1% less in Tajikistan
Housing
pay 29.6% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.1% less in Tajikistan

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Tajikistan.

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Tajikistan vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Cook Islands, you would:

pay 55.6% less for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$4.88
TJS44.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$5.42
TJS49.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$0.57
TJS5.28
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pay 56.9% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Tajikistan
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$0.56
TJS5.18
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$5.53
TJS50.99
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$4.02
TJS37.14
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pay 3.1% less for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$4.37
TJS40.37
Monthly public transit pass ?? $32.50
TJS299.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$16,250.83
TJS150K
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pay 29.6% less for housing

 
Cook Islands
Tajikistan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$17.18
TJS158.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$449.43
TJS4,147.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$284.71
TJS2,627.56
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $83.42
TJS769.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,679.67
TJS52,416.23
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pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$1.19
TJS11.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$1.71
TJS15.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$2.98
TJS27.50
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Tajikistan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $22.66
TJS209.13
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $44.38
TJS409.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $64.10
TJS591.57
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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