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Armenia vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 67.6% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Armenia
Transportation: pay 83.0% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 48.2% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.6% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Armenia

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

Armenia vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$10.44 AMD3,983.40	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$7.83 AMD2,987.55	-9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$0.92 AMD350.93	+62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.48 AMD184.28	+57.7%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.71 AMD270.93	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$3.81 AMD1,453.47	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$6.06 AMD2,312.73	+52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$2.27 AMD867.81	+32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$3.26 AMD1,244.25	+86.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.58 AMD223.05	-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.73 AMD276.79	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$0.71 AMD270.41	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.86 AMD326.31	+93.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$0.37 AMD142.20	+29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.34 AMD129.12	+66.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 83.0% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$4.81 AMD1,835.55	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$23.49 AMD8,962.64	+121.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$33,670.18 AMD12,846,454.68	+189.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$3.69 AMD1,407.47	+2.5%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 48.2% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$17.69 AMD6,750.13	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$485.92 AMD185,398.19	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$356.67 AMD136,082.17	+48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$76.88 AMD29,332.44	+122.8%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$287.59 AMD109,727.83	+201.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$7,090.75 AMD2,705,390.33	+1.7%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$1.76 AMD672.20	+66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$3.05 AMD1,162.25	+103.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$2.39 AMD912.86	-9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$53.29 AMD20,331.73	+57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$5.22 AMD1,991.70	+16.0%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$83.81 AMD31,978.20	+216.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$53.19 AMD20,292.49	+58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$138.28 AMD52,758.57	+127.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$104.08 AMD39,711.67	+87.2%
Average			+122.3%

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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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