Cost of living comparison

India

compared to

Tajikistan

Tajikistan vs. India Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 2.1 times more expensive than India overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.1% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 74.1% more in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 57.7% more in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 63.8% more in Tajikistan

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Tajikistan are more expensive than in India. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tajikistan.

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Tajikistan vs. India Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.1% more for restaurants

	India	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.22 ₹211.04	$4.88 TJS44.99	+119.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.57 ₹338.96	$5.42 TJS49.99	+51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 ₹35.47	$0.57 TJS5.28	+53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.87	$0.34 TJS3.12	+131.8%
Average			+87.1%

India vs. Tajikistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.1% more for groceries

	India	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 ₹41.72	$0.56 TJS5.18	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹222.59	$5.53 TJS50.99	+135.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.37 ₹224.63	$4.02 TJS37.14	+70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.89 ₹84.42	$1.81 TJS16.68	+103.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.26 ₹119.35	$1.74 TJS16.06	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 ₹79.52	$0.76 TJS7.03	-9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 ₹27.63	$1.17 TJS10.77	+301.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 ₹41.59	$1.20 TJS11.11	+174.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹20.08	$0.41 TJS3.74	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 ₹14.49	$0.25 TJS2.30	+63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.61	$0.17 TJS1.59	-1.7%
Average			+74.1%

India vs. Tajikistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.7% more for transportation

	India	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ₹387.26	$4.37 TJS40.37	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.73 ₹829.19	$32.50 TJS299.95	+272.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,591.59 ₹1M	$16,250.83 TJS150K	+29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 ₹270.19	$3.68 TJS33.99	+29.5%
Average			+57.7%

India vs. Tajikistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	India	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.74 ₹639.88	$17.18 TJS158.54	+154.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$124.39 ₹11,812.52	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	+261.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$82.02 ₹7,789.00	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	+247.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.32 ₹2,499.56	$43.80 TJS404.21	+66.4%
Average			+211.0%

India vs. Tajikistan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	India	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.10 ₹4,852.07	$83.42 TJS769.87	+63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,587.68 ₹151K	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	+257.7%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	India	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 ₹166.91	$1.19 TJS11.00	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 ₹147.08	$1.71 TJS15.75	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 ₹412.80	$2.98 TJS27.50	-31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.86 ₹1,410.70	$36.56 TJS337.44	+146.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.93 ₹278.11	$4.88 TJS44.99	+66.5%
Average			+29.2%

India vs. Tajikistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 63.8% more for clothing

	India	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.28 ₹2,020.85	$22.66 TJS209.13	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.90 ₹2,080.09	$44.38 TJS409.60	+102.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$37.98 ₹3,606.87	$64.10 TJS591.57	+68.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.46 ₹2,702.81	$56.34 TJS519.91	+97.9%
Average			+63.8%

India vs. Tajikistan - Cost of clothing

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