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Tajikistan vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 4.8% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 21.1% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 12.4% more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 60.5% more in Tajikistan

The cost of clothing, childcare, and housing in Tajikistan are more expensive than in Ghana. Expenses including groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Ghana, you would:

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pay 1.7% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS60.84	$6.09 TJS55.86	+14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS91.07	$8.60 TJS78.94	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.66	$0.56 TJS5.18	-33.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.41	$0.31 TJS2.81	+3.1%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Ghana	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.86	$0.55 TJS5.03	-66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS43.20	$5.82 TJS53.43	+54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS120.34	$3.96 TJS36.37	-62.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.46	$1.72 TJS15.80	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.43	$1.75 TJS16.03	-10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.82	$0.70 TJS6.42	-37.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.74	$1.18 TJS10.87	+75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.76	$0.92 TJS8.46	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.77	$0.44 TJS4.05	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.99	$0.29 TJS2.63	-74.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.90	$0.20 TJS1.86	-78.7%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 21.1% less for transportation

	Ghana	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS48.25	$4.06 TJS37.29	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS359.50	$10.59 TJS97.15	-66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS91,691.29	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	+45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS103.65	$3.60 TJS33.03	-60.2%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Ghana	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS568.24	$19.59 TJS179.73	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,668.18	$370.61 TJS3,400.53	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,347.29	$239.79 TJS2,200.21	+104.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS462.58	$34.50 TJS316.55	-14.5%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 12.4% more for childcare

	Ghana	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,248.57	$95.29 TJS874.37	-12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS58,264.87	$6,972.94 TJS63,979.70	+37.2%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.98	$1.06 TJS9.72	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.54	$1.50 TJS13.76	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS16.05	$2.65 TJS24.29	+89.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS344.38	$33.89 TJS310.95	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS110.68	$4.50 TJS41.29	-53.4%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 60.5% more for clothing

	Ghana	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS190.76	$26.45 TJS242.68	+58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS221.50	$33.67 TJS308.94	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS380.87	$60.88 TJS558.63	+83.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS505.86	$55.59 TJS510.05	+25.9%
Average			+60.5%

Ghana vs. Tajikistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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