Cost of living comparison
India is 13.8% cheaper than Tajikistan.
If you lived in India instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.52
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.03
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Tajikistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.49
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.03
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.67
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.08
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.86
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.46
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.63
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.04
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,617.65
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.84
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Tajikistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.61
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,854.58
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.83
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.39
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Tajikistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.99
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,033.13
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.01
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.05
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.03
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Tajikistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.19
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.16
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.33
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.81
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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