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Tajikistan vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 38.3% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 68.9% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 1.6% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 58.5% less in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.46	$6.09 TJS56.11	-49.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.94	$8.60 TJS79.28	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.24	$0.56 TJS5.20	-71.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.68	$0.31 TJS2.82	-79.6%
Average			-56.3%

Haiti vs. Tajikistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Haiti	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.80	$0.55 TJS5.06	-78.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.61	$5.82 TJS53.67	+16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.52	$3.96 TJS36.53	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.53	$1.72 TJS15.86	-38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.83	$1.75 TJS16.10	-74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.38	$0.70 TJS6.45	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$1.18 TJS10.92	+117.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.48	$0.92 TJS8.50	+103.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.48	$0.44 TJS4.07	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.38	$0.29 TJS2.64	-87.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.53	$0.20 TJS1.87	-84.0%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Haiti	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG561.72	$4.06 TJS37.45	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.43	$10.59 TJS97.58	-47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,589,257.33	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	-66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.42	$3.60 TJS33.18	+0.6%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 68.9% less for housing

	Haiti	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,763.67	$19.59 TJS180.52	-88.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,320.69	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,698.26	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	-73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.95	$34.50 TJS317.94	-54.9%
Average			-68.9%

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pay 1.6% less for childcare

	Haiti	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,112.16	$95.29 TJS878.21	-4.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,517.41	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	+1.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.61	$1.06 TJS9.76	-78.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.04	$1.50 TJS13.82	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.24	$2.65 TJS24.39	+32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,118.40	$33.89 TJS312.31	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.22	$4.50 TJS41.47	-55.0%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 58.5% less for clothing

	Haiti	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.73	$26.45 TJS243.74	-66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,834.12	$33.67 TJS310.30	-55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,734.60	$60.88 TJS561.08	-49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,668.25	$55.59 TJS512.29	-62.9%
Average			-58.5%

Haiti 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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