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Tajikistan vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 20.3% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 10.5% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,100	$6.09 TJS55.86	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,868	$8.60 TJS78.94	+26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD521	$0.56 TJS5.18	+41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD297	$0.31 TJS2.81	+34.8%
Average			+33.5%

Iraq vs. Tajikistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Iraq	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD989	$0.55 TJS5.03	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,338	$5.82 TJS53.43	+128.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,833	$3.96 TJS36.37	-11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,207	$1.72 TJS15.80	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,588	$1.75 TJS16.03	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD620	$0.70 TJS6.42	+47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD661	$1.18 TJS10.87	+134.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD561	$0.92 TJS8.46	+114.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD399	$0.44 TJS4.05	+44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD375	$0.29 TJS2.63	+0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD368	$0.20 TJS1.86	-27.9%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Iraq	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,722	$4.06 TJS37.29	+95.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,917	$10.59 TJS97.15	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,655,336	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,089	$3.60 TJS33.03	-76.6%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 10.5% less for housing

	Iraq	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,470	$19.59 TJS179.73	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD376,558	$370.61 TJS3,400.53	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD253,619	$239.79 TJS2,200.21	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,285	$34.50 TJS316.55	-48.3%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,400	$95.29 TJS874.37	-31.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,702,459	$6,972.94 TJS63,979.70	+237.5%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,633	$1.06 TJS9.72	-61.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,229	$1.50 TJS13.76	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,610	$2.65 TJS24.29	+32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,137	$33.89 TJS310.95	-1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,903	$4.50 TJS41.29	-46.0%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Iraq	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,741	$26.45 TJS242.68	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,272	$33.67 TJS308.94	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,443	$60.88 TJS558.63	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD49,948	$55.59 TJS510.05	+45.6%
Average			+23.1%

Iraq 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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