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Tajikistan vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 12.0% cheaper than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 45.0% less in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Peru	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.02	$6.09 TJS56.16	+85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.06	$8.60 TJS79.35	+43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.61	$0.56 TJS5.21	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$0.31 TJS2.83	-46.7%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Peru	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.53	$0.55 TJS5.06	-75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.22	$5.82 TJS53.71	+60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN16.98	$3.96 TJS36.56	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.84	$1.72 TJS15.88	-41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.23	$1.75 TJS16.11	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.65	$0.70 TJS6.45	-11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.38	$1.18 TJS10.93	+187.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.92 TJS8.51	+93.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.58	$0.44 TJS4.07	-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.46	$0.29 TJS2.65	-34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.20 TJS1.87	-47.0%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 45.0% less for transportation

	Peru	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.11	$4.06 TJS37.49	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.31	$10.59 TJS97.66	-34.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,088.25	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	-40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.16	$3.60 TJS33.21	-79.9%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Peru	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN85.98	$19.59 TJS180.68	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,248.12	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN859.88	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	-6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.48	$34.50 TJS318.22	-6.2%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Peru	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN498.33	$95.29 TJS878.97	-35.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,685.18	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	+32.3%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.43	$1.06 TJS9.77	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.06	$1.50 TJS13.84	-44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.53	$2.65 TJS24.42	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.49	$33.89 TJS312.58	+12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.07	$4.50 TJS41.51	-16.4%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Peru	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.29	$26.45 TJS243.96	-47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.42	$33.67 TJS310.57	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.04	$60.88 TJS561.56	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.06	$55.59 TJS512.73	-19.3%
Average			-11.5%

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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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