Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 41.3% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 50.9% more in Armenia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Armenia are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+152.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.28	$1.04 AMD376.48	+81.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.12	$0.56 AMD202.54	+65.2%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.18	$0.62 AMD223.68	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.14	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.39 AMD865.30	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.06	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+133.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.03	$0.49 AMD176.88	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.77	$0.71 AMD256.60	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.62 AMD225.88	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.74	$0.86 AMD313.09	+113.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.30	$0.29 AMD105.30	+16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.59	$0.26 AMD95.09	+52.7%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	-24.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+115.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	+70.0%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,147.64	$552.86 AMD200K	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,627.56	$392.70 AMD142K	+37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS404.21	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+85.3%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$308.72 AMD112K	+270.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+80.5%
Average			+158.5%

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pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$2.23 AMD806.95	+87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.75	$2.61 AMD943.19	+52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.50	$2.36 AMD854.72	-20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS337.44	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.99	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	+13.9%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 50.9% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS209.13	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+120.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS409.60	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS591.57	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+55.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	+41.2%
Average			+50.9%

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